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
- Wearing fishnet stockings
Ancestry of “fishnetted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fishnet | A net used to catch fish; A fabric with an open... |
| 2 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 3 | English | netback | Revenues received from the sale of oil or gas on... |
| 4 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 5 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 6 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 9 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 10 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 11 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 12 | Latin | -āceus | — |
| 13 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 14 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |