Etymograph

English

retiform

Retiform comes from Latin rēticulum ‘net’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *rēti-.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēti-1reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēte2‘net, snare’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEculum2
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēticulum3‘net’
  5. Englishtodayretiform3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin rete
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin reticulum
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English retiform

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēti-Wiktionary, Latin retereconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēteWiktionary, Latin reticulum‘net, snare’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEculumWiktionary, Latin reticulum
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēticulumWiktionary, English retiform‘net’
  5. EnglishtodayretiformWiktionary, English retiform

Linked words

through Latin rēte ‘net, snare’

rete, 6 more

through Latin rēticulum ‘net’

reticulum, reticle, reticular, 2 more

Today it means

adj Having the form of a net; reticulate

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “retiform”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin rete, Latin reticulum. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rēti- / retiform

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