Where does “Internetter” come from?
Internetter (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.
Internetter (English): A user of the Internet
Definitions
- A user of the Internet
Ancestry of “Internetter”, step by step
Internetter 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |