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Etymology of the Latin word retinula

the New Latin word retinula
derived 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-

Derivations in other languages

English retinula

Usage

Word found in New Latin



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