Where does “網膜” come from?

網膜 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 網, from Japanese 編む — knit; braid; weave.

網膜 (Japanese): a retina

Definitions

  1. a retina

Ancestry of “網膜”, step by step

網膜 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 網

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese網net, netting; network
2Japanese編むknit; braid; weave

via Japanese 膜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese膜membrane
Every word from Japanese 編む →Every word from Japanese 網 →