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Where does “reticulum” come from?

Reticulum comes from Latin reticulum, a diminutive formation from Latin retina meaning "net," ultimately derived from Latin resina through the suffix Latin -culum and the prefix Latin re-, with roots extending to Proto-Indo-European -trom.

reticulum (English): A network; A pattern of interconnected objects;...

Definitions

  1. A network; A pattern of interconnected objects;...

Ancestry of “reticulum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēticulum—
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “reticulum”

  • reticulitis
  • ruminoreticulum
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