Where does “microreticulated” come from?
microreticulated (English) comes from English reticulated, from English reticulate, from Latin rēticulātus, from Latin rēticulum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
microreticulated (English): microreticulate
Definitions
- microreticulate
Ancestry of “microreticulated”, step by step
microreticulated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reticulated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reticulated | Characterized by or having the form of a grid or... |
| 2 | English | reticulate | Network-like in form or appearance; To distribute... |
| 3 | Latin | rēticulātus | reticulated, net-like |
| 4 | Latin | rēticulum | a net |
| 5 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |