Latin edit

Etymology edit

From +‎ retrō. First attested in the Vetus Itala.[1]

Adverb edit

dē retrō (not comparable) (Late Latin)

  1. from behind

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “de rĕtro”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 49