retro-

(word root) backwardExamples of words with the root retro-: retroactive

retro-

pref.1. Backward; back: retrorocket.2. Situated behind: retrolental.3. Contrary to a usual or natural course or direction: retrograde.4. Resulting from or effected by reverse transcription: retroelement.

[Latin retrō-, from retrō, backward, behind; see re- in Indo-European roots.]

retro-

prefix 1. back or backwards: retroactive. 2. located behind: retrolental. [from Latin retrō behind, backwards]

ret•ro

(ˈrɛ troʊ)

adj. 1. retroactive. 2. of or designating the style of an earlier time: retro clothes. [1970–75; by shortening]

retro-

a prefix meaning “back, backward”: retrogress; retrorocket. [< Latin, representing retrō (adv.), backward, back, behind]

Translations

retro-

Backward or behind. [L. back, backward]

retro-

Prefix denoting backward or behind. [L. back, backward]

retro-

Combining form denoting back, backward or behind.

Acronym

Definition

RETRO-➣Backward (Prefix)