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