Where does “elektriciteitsnet” come from?
elektriciteitsnet (Dutch) comes from Dutch elektriciteit, from English electricity, from English electric, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia.
elektriciteitsnet (Dutch): electricity network, electrical grid, power grid
Definitions
- electricity network, electrical grid, power grid
Ancestry of “elektriciteitsnet”, step by step
elektriciteitsnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch elektriciteit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | elektriciteit | electricity |
| 2 | English | electricity | Originally, a property of amber and certain other... |
| 3 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 4 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 5 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 6 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 7 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 8 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 14 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via Dutch Net
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Net | Reticulum |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | net | neat, decent, pretty |
| 3 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 5 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 6 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 9 | Cebuano | -hi | — |