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