Where does “retinula” come from?
retinula (English) comes from Medieval Latin retina, from Latin rēte.
retinula (English): One of the group of pigmented cells that surround...
Definitions
- One of the group of pigmented cells that surround...
Ancestry of “retinula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | retina | small net; a rein; medieval spelling of rēsīna |
| 2 | Latin | rēte | — |
Words derived from “retinula”