| regressus | Latin | retrograde motion |
| 〈retrogradus〉 ‘retrograde’ | Latin | retrograde |
| 〈retro agor〉 ‘to be in retrograde motion’ | Latin | to move in retrograde direction |
| 〈recessus〉 ‘retrograde motion’ | Latin | retrograde motion |
| 〈naḫāsu〉 LA₂ ‘to move in retrograde direction’ | Akkadian | to move in retrograde direction , to be behind |
| 〈târu〉 GUR ‘to move in retrograde direction’ | Akkadian | to retrograde , to turn back |
| 〈ana arkišu〉 ‘in retrograde direction’ | Akkadian | in retrograde direction |
| 〈ἀναποδισμός〉 anapodismos ‘retrograde motion’ | Greek | retrograde motion |
| 〈ἀφαιρετικός〉 aphairetikos ‘in retrograde’ | Greek | in retrograde |
| 〈ἀφαιρέτης〉 aphairetēs ‘in retrograde’ | Greek | in retrograde |