Where does “reticulate” come from?
reticulate (English) comes from Latin rēticulātus, from Latin rēticulum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
reticulate (English): Network-like in form or appearance; To distribute...
Definitions
- Network-like in form or appearance; To distribute...
Ancestry of “reticulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rēticulātus | reticulated, net-like |
| 2 | Latin | rēticulum | a net |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |