Etymology

retro-

re·tro-

Today it means: Back or backward. Full definition →

Latin retrō ← Proto-Italic *wre-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. English todayretro-

See retro.

Words from the same roots

Latinretrō all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.