reticule

The story

1. Latin · derived fromrēticulum
2. French · borrowed fromréticule
3. English todayreticule

From French réticule, from Latin rēticulum, diminutive of rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticle, reticulum, and Reticulum.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 18th c. A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
• from 19th c. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.