Where does “retpoŝto” come from?
retpoŝto (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.
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Ancestry of “retpoŝto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | resolvō | — |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “retpoŝto”