Where does “retina” come from?

retina (Dutch) comes from Medieval Latin retina, from Latin rēte — net, snare, network.

retina (Dutch): retina

Definitions

  1. retina

Ancestry of “retina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinretinasmall net; a rein; medieval spelling of rēsīna
2Latinrētenet, snare, network
Every word from Latin rēte →Every word from Medieval Latin retina →
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