Where does “fragnet” come from?
fragnet (English) comes from English network, from English Net, from Middle English net, from Anglo-Norman neit, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere.
fragnet (English): An activity, or group of related activities, on a PERT chart, that accounts for a delay in a project
Definitions
- An activity, or group of related activities, on a PERT chart, that accounts for a delay in a project
Ancestry of “fragnet”, step by step
fragnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English network
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | network | A fabric or structure of fibrous elements... |
| 2 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 3 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 5 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 7 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 8 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via English fragmentary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fragmentary | Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered;... |
| 2 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 3 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |