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Where does “retencion” come from?

retencion (Old French) comes from Latin retentio, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

retencion (Old French): retention

Definitions

  1. retention

Ancestry of “retencion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinretentioa holding back; holding in; a withholding; a...
2Latinretentusrestrained, delayed; repressed; held
3Latinretineō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “retencion”

  • rétention
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