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Nicole Gorczany
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∙ 14y agoThe Latin prefix retro- means "backwards." It appears in such words as retrospicere "to look back at" (source of English "retrospect" and "retrospective") and retrogradior"to go backwards" (source of English "retrograde").
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What is the Latin word for airplane?
Aeroplanum. Not that they had that word back than. :)
In latin what word means looking back on past events?
In Latin the word that means 'looking back on past events' is 'retrōspectus'. In English, this is 'retrospect'.
the word for (to get back)?
The Latin phrase for "Back to the beginning" is ab initio
What is the latin word for moving back?
move things
The meaning of latin word redeas?
to back down
What is the word for returns in latin?
Returns or comes back is revenit
What does the latin word redire mean?
To go back/return
What is the origin of the word dorsal?
Dorsal comes from the Latin word dorsum, meaning the back.
What does the Latin word norske mean?
There is no Latin word norske. It is a Norwegian word that means "Norwegian", and it is of good Norwegian ancestry. It goes back to the Germanic word for "North" (which is the root of our word as well).
What is the Latin root word for 'reference'?
Referire is the Latin root word for 'reference'. It means 'to carry back'. This root is formed by the combination of the prefix 're-', which means 'back'; and 'ferre', which means 'to carry'.
How do you say 'tiger' in Latin?
The word in Latin for 'tiger' is tigris. The Latin word traces back to the more ancient, classical Greek language. The word also may be used as a proper noun in the case of the famous Tigris River.
Is 'yield' a Latin derivative?
No, the English word 'yield' isn't a Latin derivative. It doesn't trace its origins back to any word in the classical Latin language of the ancient Romans. Instead, it comes from the Old English word 'gieldan'.
