Where does “retletero” come from?
retletero (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto reto, from French rets, from Old French reiz, from English resel, from English resolution, from Middle English resolucioun, from Latin resolūtiō, from Latin resolvō — passed , crossed.
retletero (Esperanto): a message sent via e-mail
Definitions
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Ancestry of “retletero”, step by step
retletero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Esperanto letero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | letero | letter; missive |
| 2 | English | letter | A symbol in an alphabet; A written or printed... |
| 3 | Middle English | letter | — |
| 4 | Old French | letre | letter |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |