Where does “rete” come from?

rete (Interlingua) comes from Portuguese rede, from Old Portuguese rede, from Latin rēte — net, snare, network.

rete (Interlingua): network

Definitions

  1. network

Ancestry of “rete”, step by step

rete traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese rede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseredenet; sieve; web; net; a trap
2Old Portugueserede—
3Latinrētenet, snare, network

via Spanish Red

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRedNet
2Old Spanishred—

via Italian rete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianretenet; network; goal
Every word from Latin rēte →