retroceder
/retɾoθeˈdeɾ/ · B1 · verb
to retreat, to fall back, to recede, to draw back
🔙 retro (backward) + ceder (to go): to go backward
From Latin retrocedere: retro means backward and cedere means to go or yield. The English word recede shares the root. Cede also shows up in ceder, to give way, so retroceder is to give ground backward.