Where does “retratar” come from?
retratar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese retrato, from Italian ritratto, from Latin retractus, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
retratar (Portuguese): to portray, to paint, to depict; to describe; to...
Definitions
- to portray, to paint, to depict; to describe; to...
Ancestry of “retratar”, step by step
retratar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese retrato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | retrato | portrait; depiction |
| 2 | Italian | ritratto | drawn back, withdrawn; portrayed, drawn,... |
| 3 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 4 | Latin | retrahō | to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Late Latin retracto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | retracto | I undertake again; I withdraw, refuse, decline; I... |
| 2 | Latin | tracto | I tug, drag or haul; I handle or manage; I... |
| 3 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |