Where does “retadreso” come from?
retadreso (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto adreso, from German Adresse, from Russian а́дрес, from Polish adres, from French adresse, from English address, from Middle English adressen, from Middle English dressen — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
retadreso (Esperanto): a web address, URL; an Internet address
Definitions
- a web address, URL; an Internet address
Ancestry of “retadreso”, step by step
retadreso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto adreso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | adreso | address |
| 2 | German | Adresse | address |
| 3 | Russian | а́дрес | the recipient or direction of a statement, claim, allegation etc |
| 4 | Polish | adres | address |
| 5 | French | adresse | address; skill, adroitness; first-person singular... |
| 6 | English | address | "Direction."; "Preparation."; To prepare oneself |
| 7 | Middle English | adressen | to raise erect, adorn |
| 8 | Middle English | dressen | To direct or aim oneself |
| 9 | Old French | drecier | to stand up; to get on one's feet |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | directiare | — |
| 11 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 12 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Esperanto reto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | reto | net |
| 2 | French | rets | snare; net |
| 3 | Old French | reiz | — |
| 4 | English | resel | A resolution element describing the actual... |
| 5 | English | resolution | A strong will, determination; The state of being... |
| 6 | Middle English | resolucioun | a breaking into part |
| 7 | Latin | resolūtiō | untying, unbinding, loosening |
| 8 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |