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English word retire comes from Proto-Indo-European *derǝ-, Middle French re- (Re- (again; once more).)
*derǝ- (Proto-Indo-European)
re- (Middle French)
Re- (again; once more).
*teraną (Proto-Germanic)
To tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug.
*tiro (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) to pull, draw, kick, bend. (Vulgar Latin) to throw, shoot, drag, toss, roll.
*𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (Gothic)
*tiro (Vulgar Latin)
tirer (Old French)
To pull.
retirer (Middle French)
To go; to travel (chiefly to a place where one has already been).
retire (English)
(intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. (intransitive) To go to bed.. (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back. (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.. (transitive) To cause to [...]