Where does “mesonet” come from?
mesonet (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.
mesonet (English): An integrated network of automated...
Definitions
- An integrated network of automated...
Ancestry of “mesonet”, step by step
mesonet 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 mesoscale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mesoscale | Of medium size or extent; between microscale and... |
| 2 | English | meso- | middle; intermediate; Designating an achiral... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέσος | middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |