retroactive

adjective

affecting things past

descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

Roots

retroretro- · Latin · backward ago-act · Latin · do, drive

Synonyms for retroactive

retrospectiven retrocessiveadj regressiveadj retrogressiveadj

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Where does retroactive come from?

The word retroactive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: retro-, from Latin retro (“backward”); and -act, from Latin ago (“do, drive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.