Where does “retpoŝtaĵo” come from?
retpoŝtaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto retpoŝto, from Esperanto reto, from French rets, from Old French reiz, from English resel, from English resolution, from Middle English resolucioun, from Latin resolūtiō — passed , crossed.
retpoŝtaĵo (Esperanto): an e-mail, an e-mail message: a message sent via...
Definitions
- an e-mail, an e-mail message: a message sent via...
Ancestry of “retpoŝtaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | retpoŝto | e-mail |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Latin | resolvō | — |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 12 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |