Where does “retroversie” come from?
retroversie (Romanian) comes from English retroversion, from English retro-, 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.
retroversie (Romanian): retroversion
Definitions
- retroversion
Ancestry of “retroversie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retroversion | A turning or falling back; The state or condition... |
| 2 | English | retro- | Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite... |
| 3 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 4 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |