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rete

Pronunciation: [ˈreː.tɛ]

“rete” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. net, snare, network
  2. trap
  3. The Web; the Internet.

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *rēti-, of uncertain origin. Some theories: * Related to Lithuanian rėtis (“sieve”), conceivably from Proto-Indo-European *ret-. * Alternatively, borrowed from Semitic; compare Hebrew רֶשֶׁת (rešet, “net (for fishing and bird-catching)”), Ugaritic 𐎗𐎘𐎚 (rṯt, “net”).

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