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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Definitions
Ancestry of “retpoŝto”, step by step
retpoŝto 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 |