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Where does “Internet” come from?

Internet derives from English internetwork and English network, ultimately tracing through Latin inter and Latin volvere to Proto-Indo-European roots wel- and wer-.

Internet (English): Any set of computer networks that communicate...

Definitions

  1. Any set of computer networks that communicate...

Ancestry of “Internet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinternetworkA network of networks; To set up as a network of...
2EnglishnetworkA fabric or structure of fibrous elements...
3Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
4EnglishlacquerworkArtistic or decorative work made with lacquer
5EnglishlacquerA glossy, resinous material used as a surface...
6Frenchlacquea sort of sealing wax
7Portugueselacalake; lac
8Persianلاک—
9Urduلاکھlakh, lac
10Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔—
11Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
12Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
13Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
14Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—

Words derived from “Internet”

  • postinternet
  • internetês
  • internet
  • インターネット
  • אינטרנט
  • מצלמת אינטרנט
  • אינטרנטי
  • internet
  • intaneti
  • ইন্টারনেট
  • entènèt
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