Where does “Net” come from?
Net (English) comes from Middle English net, from Anglo-Norman neit, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-.
Net (English): the Internet
Definitions
- the Internet
Ancestry of “Net”, step by step
Net traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English net
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 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 | — |