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to trace back
01
to identify the origin or source of something by following its history or development
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
back
Base verb
trace
Present tense
trace back
3rd person singular
traces back
Present participle
tracing back
Past simple
traced back
Past participle
traced back
Examples
His family can trace back their ancestry to the 17th century.
