Etymology of the English word retinopathy
the English word
retinopathyderived from the English word
retinaderived from the Latin word
retina (retina)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rete (network; net; net, snare)
derived from the Latin word
retinere (hold back, restrain; uphold)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Medieval Latin word
tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-using the English suffix
-pathyUsage
Word found in Modern English
