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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

  1. One of the group of pigmented cells that surround...

Ancestry of “retinula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinretinasmall net; a rein; medieval spelling of rēsīna
2Latinrēte—

Words derived from “retinula”

  • retinular
  • retinulate
Every word from Latin rēte →