Etymograph

English

retrolateral

From retro- + lateral.

Formed from retro- + lateral

Latin retrō ‘back, backwards, behind’

English retro-

Latin latus ‘the side or flank’

Latin laterālis ‘belonging to the side’

English lateral

Today it means

adj On the side and facing backwards

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “retrolateral”. 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.

Etymograph / retrolateral