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| 6 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |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