Where does “Internetlike” come from?
Internetlike (English) comes from English internet, from English internetwork, from English network, from English Net, from Middle English net, from Anglo-Norman neit, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus.
Internetlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of the Internet
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the Internet
Ancestry of “Internetlike”, step by step
Internetlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English internet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | internet | Any set of computer networks that communicate... |
| 2 | English | internetwork | A network of networks; To set up as a network of... |
| 3 | English | network | A fabric or structure of fibrous elements... |
| 4 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 5 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 7 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 9 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 10 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 13 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |