Etymograph

English

retection

Retection comes from Latin retectio ‘discovery, uncovering’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEretectio1‘discovery, uncovering’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007retection1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English retection
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, Proceedings of the IEEE: “Special issue: T-Ray Imaging, Sensing and Retection”.

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  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEretectioWiktionary, English retection‘discovery, uncovering’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007retectionWiktionary, English retection. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, Proceedings of the IEEE: “Special issue: T-Ray Imaging, Sensing and Retection”

Every English word from Latin retectio

Today it means

noun Disclosure or detection of something concealed.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “retection”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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