Where does “netiquette” come from?
netiquette (English) comes 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, from Latin niteo.
netiquette (English): Conduct while online that is appropriate and...
Definitions
- Conduct while online that is appropriate and...
Ancestry of “netiquette”, step by step
netiquette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Net
| 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 | — |
via English etiquette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etiquette | The forms required by a good upbringing, or... |
| 2 | French | étiquette | tag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior |
| 3 | Middle French | estiquette | small pole; small note |
| 4 | Old French | estechier | to attach, stick |
| 5 | Frankish | stikkan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |