de retro
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 (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 49