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Where does “retrocessurus” come from?

retrocessurus (Latin) comes from Latin retrōcēdō, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

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Ancestry of “retrocessurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinretrōcēdō—
2Latinretrō—
3Latindūcere—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →