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Where does “fishnetted” come from?

fishnetted (English) comes from English fishnet, from English Net, from English netback, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus — Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...

fishnetted (English): Wearing fishnet stockings

Definitions

  1. Wearing fishnet stockings

Ancestry of “fishnetted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfishnetA net used to catch fish; A fabric with an open...
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...
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