English word retro comes from Latin retro (Back, backwards, behind. Before, formerly.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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retro | Latin (lat) | Back, backwards, behind. Before, formerly. |
rétro | French (fr) | Retro Shortening of rétroviseur, mirror (in the car). |
retro | English (en) | Something, such as a fashion, from the past; a retro trend. Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were. |