Etymograph

English

retrogarde

Retrogarde comes from French avant ‘before’, and goes back to Late Latin ab ante.

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEab ante‘before, in front of’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400avant‘before, prior in time, forward’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘before’
  5. Englishtodayretrogarde

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEab ante‘before, in front of’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400avant‘before, prior in time, forward’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘before’
  5. Englishtodayretrogarde

Linked words

through Late Latin ab ante ‘before, in front of’

advance, 4 more

through Old French avant ‘before, prior in time, forward’

advantage, 3 more

Today it means

adj Descriptive of an art movement, particularly in Slovenia, that looks back to the past, as opposed to avant-garde.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Late Latin ab ante / retrogarde

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