Where does “enshitternet” come from?
enshitternet (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.
enshitternet (English): The Internet
Definitions
- The Internet
Ancestry of “enshitternet”, step by step
enshitternet 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 enshittification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enshittification | The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements, recurring payments, and sponsored content, in order to increase profits |
| 2 | English | shittification | The process of shittifying or becoming shitty |
| 3 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |