Etymology

reticular

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Today it means: Having the structure of a net or a network; netlike. Full definition →

New Latin rēticulāris ← Latin rēticulum
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  1. Latin · derived fromrēticulum“little net”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromrēticulāris
  3. English todayreticular

Borrowed from New Latin rēticulāris, from Latin rēticulum (“little net”).

Words from the same roots

Latinrēticulum all →

reticulumreticuleretiform

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