de retro

Latin

Etymology

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

Adverb

dē retrō (not comparable) (Late Latin)

  1. from behind

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Balkano-Romance:
    • Romanian: îndărăt
  • Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Emilian: dedré, dadré, addré, dré
    • Ligurian: derê
    • Lombard: dedré, dadré, adré
    • Piedmontese: dré, daré
    • Romagnol: drì, addrì, drìa
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Aragonese: derré, redé (Benasqués)

References

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