Where does “nettobetaler” come from?
nettobetaler (Dutch) comes from Dutch netto, from Italian netto, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
nettobetaler (Dutch): (financial) net-contributor one who pays more than receiving back especially used of countries, commonly used in populist discourse
Definitions
- (financial) net-contributor one who pays more than receiving back especially used of countries, commonly used in populist discourse
Ancestry of “nettobetaler”, step by step
nettobetaler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch netto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | netto | net |
| 2 | Italian | netto | clear; net; clearly |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 5 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 8 | Cebuano | -hi | — |