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Where does “retronasal” come from?

retronasal (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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.

retronasal (Spanish): retronasal

Definitions

  1. retronasal

Ancestry of “retronasal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishretro-retro-
2Latinretrō—
3Latindūcere—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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