Where does “retpaĝaro” come from?
retpaĝaro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto retpaĝo, from Esperanto reto, from French rets, from Old French reiz, from English resel, from English resolution, from Middle English resolucioun, from Latin resolūtiō — before, in front; first; to go through.
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Ancestry of “retpaĝaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | retpaĝo | webpage |
| 2 | Esperanto | reto | net |
| 3 | French | rets | snare; net |
| 4 | Old French | reiz | — |
| 5 | English | resel | A resolution element describing the actual... |
| 6 | English | resolution | A strong will, determination; The state of being... |
| 7 | Middle English | resolucioun | a breaking into part |
| 8 | Latin | resolūtiō | untying, unbinding, loosening |
| 9 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 12 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |