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Where does “Netty” come from?

Netty (English) comes from English netball, from English Net, from English netback, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Netty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnetballA team sport derived from basketball, with seven...
2EnglishNetthe Internet
3EnglishnetbackRevenues received from the sale of oil or gas on...
4EnglishbackNear the rear; Not current; Far from the main...
5Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
6Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
7Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
8Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
9Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
10Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
11English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
12Latin-āceus—
13Latin-āx—
14Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
15Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
16Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
17Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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