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Where does “réseau” come from?

réseau (English) comes from French Réseau, from French rets, from Old French reiz, from English resel, from English resolution, from Middle English resolucioun, from Latin resolūtiō, from Latin resolvō — passed , crossed.

réseau (English): A system of lines forming small squares of...

Definitions

  1. A system of lines forming small squares of...

Ancestry of “réseau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchRéseau—
2Frenchretssnare; net
3Old Frenchreiz—
4EnglishreselA resolution element describing the actual...
5EnglishresolutionA strong will, determination; The state of being...
6Middle Englishresoluciouna breaking into part
7Latinresolūtiō—
8Latinresolvō—
9Latinrĕ-—
10Latinprōdūcō—
11Latinprō-—
12Proto-Italic*pro-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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