de retro
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dē + retrō. First attested in the Vetus Itala.[1]
Adverb
[edit]dē retrō (not comparable) (Late Latin)
- from behind
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Eastern Romance:
- ⇒ Romanian: îndărăt
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
[edit]- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “de rĕtro”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 49