Where does “rétiaire” come from?
rétiaire (French) comes from Latin retiarius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
rétiaire (French): retiarius, gladiator with a net
Definitions
- retiarius, gladiator with a net
Ancestry of “rétiaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | retiarius | A net-fighter; a gladiator who fights with a net |
| 2 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |