de retro
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom dē + retrō. First attested in the Vetus Itala.[1]
Adverb
editdē retrō (not comparable) (Late Latin)
- from behind
Derived terms
editDescendants
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