Where does “netvlies” come from?
netvlies (Dutch) comes from Dutch Net, from Middle Dutch net, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-.
netvlies (Dutch): retina; omentum, caul
Definitions
- retina; omentum, caul
Ancestry of “netvlies”, step by step
netvlies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via Dutch vlies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlies | film, thin layer; membrane; fleece |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlies | fleece; thin skin, membrane |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flios | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleus | fleece |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleusaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plews- | to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |