Where does “retumilo” come from?
retumilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto retumi, 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.
retumilo (Esperanto): web browser
Ancestry of “retumilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | retumi | to surf the Web |
| 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 |