English
retro-
Retro- comes from Latin retrō ‘back, backwards, behind’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEretrō‘back, backwards, behind’
- Englishtodayretro-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEretrō‘back, backwards, behind’
- Englishtodayretro-
Linked words
through Latin retrō ‘back, backwards, behind’
Today it means
prefix Back or backward.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin retrō / retro-