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Etymology of the English word retrorocket

the English word retrorocket
using the English prefix retro-
derived from the Latin word retro
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *re-
derived from the English word rocket
derived from the Old French word roquette
derived from the Italian word rochetto
derived from the Italian word rochetta
derived from the Classical Latin word eruca (rocket, cruciformous herb)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *rukka-

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Word found in Modern English


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