Where does “retpoŝte” come from?
retpoŝte (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.
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Ancestry of “retpoŝte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | retpoŝto | |
| 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 |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |