Where does “iretractabil” come from?
iretractabil (Romanian) comes from English irretractable, from English retractable, from English retract, from French rétracter, from Latin retractāre, from Latin retractō, from Latin retractus, from Latin retrahō — passed , crossed.
iretractabil (Romanian): irrevocable
Definitions
- irrevocable
Ancestry of “iretractabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irretractable | Synonym of nonretractable |
| 2 | English | retractable | Capable of being retracted; retractile; A... |
| 3 | English | retract | To pull back inside; To draw back; to draw up; To... |
| 4 | French | rétracter | to retract, contract |
| 5 | Latin | retractāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | retractō | to undertake again |
| 7 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 8 | Latin | retrahō | to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |