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Where does “gillnetter” come from?

gillnetter (English) comes from English gillnet, 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...

gillnetter (English): One who fishes using a gillnet

Definitions

  1. One who fishes using a gillnet

Ancestry of “gillnetter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgillnetA vertical net, often resting on the sea floor,...
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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