Etymograph

English

retinerved

Retinerved comes from Latin rete ‘a net’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *rēti-.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēti-reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErete‘a net’
  3. Englishtodayretinerved

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēti-reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErete‘a net’
  3. Englishtodayretinerved

The story

Latin rete (‘a net’) + English nerved.

Linked words

through Latin rete ‘a net’

reticulum, reticle, reticular, rete, 6 more

Today it means

adj Having reticulated veins.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rēti- / retinerved

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