Where does “retsos” come from?
retsos (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin ret, from English Red, from English rede, from Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
retsos (Tok Pisin): ketchup
Definitions
- ketchup
Ancestry of “retsos”, step by step
retsos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin ret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | ret | red |
| 2 | English | Red | A Communist; A supporter of a sports team who... |
| 3 | English | rede | Help, advice, counsel; Decision, a plan; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | reden | to counsel, advise; to study; to read |
| 5 | Old English | rǣdan | to read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Tok Pisin sos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | sos | sauce; gravy |
| 2 | English | sauce | A liquid condiment or accompaniment to food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sauce | A sauce or gravy; a liquid condiment; A solution... |
| 4 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |