Etymology

retroaddition

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Today it means: A cycloelimination. Full definition →

English addition ← Middle English addicioun ← Old French adition
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Latinadditiō
  6. Old Frenchadition
  7. Middle Englishaddicioun
  8. Englishaddition
  9. English todayretroaddition

From retro- + addition.

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