Where does “retina” come from?

retina (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin retineo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “retina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinretineoI keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain,...
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “retina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →