Where does “reticular” come from?
reticular (Romanian) comes from French réticulaire, from French réticule, from Latin rēticulum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
reticular (Romanian): reticular
Definitions
- reticular
Ancestry of “reticular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | réticulaire | reticular |
| 2 | French | réticule | reticle |
| 3 | Latin | rēticulum | a net |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |