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Where does “reticulated” come from?

Reticulated comes from Latin reticulatus, formed from reticula (small net), diminutive of retis (net), ultimately from re- (back) and -culum (instrumental suffix).

reticulated (English): Characterized by or having the form of a grid or...

Definitions

  1. Characterized by or having the form of a grid or...

Ancestry of “reticulated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreticulateNetwork-like in form or appearance; To distribute...
2Latinrēticulātus—
3Latinrēticulum—
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “reticulated”

  • nonreticulated
  • unreticulated
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