Etymology of the English word retuse
the English word
retusederived from the Latin word
retusus (blunt, dull)
derived from the Latin word
retundere (blunt; weaken; repress)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
tundere (beat; bruise, pulp)
Date
The earliest known usage of retuse in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
