Where does “intranet” come from?
I can't write this etymology because the chain provided doesn't support a derivation for "intranet." The chain only shows Latin "intra" and "intro" repeating, with no connection to English "net" or explanation of how these combine to form "intranet." A reliable etymology requires a coherent derivation path, which this chain doesn't provide.
intranet (English): A private computer network, typically one that...
Definitions
- A private computer network, typically one that...
Ancestry of “intranet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 2 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 4 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 6 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 7 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 10 | Cebuano | -hi | — |