Where does “netlabel” come from?

netlabel (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.

netlabel (English): A record label that distributes most of its music...

Definitions

  1. A record label that distributes most of its music...

Ancestry of “netlabel”, step by step

netlabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Net

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNetthe Internet
2Middle Englishnetworthy, good, pure, fine, elegant
3Anglo-Normanneitgood, desireable, clean
4Old Frenchnetneat, decent
5Vulgar Latinnittus
6Latinnitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome,...
7Latinniteresecond-person singular future active indicative...
8LatinniteoI am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
10Cebuano-hi

via English label

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlabelA small ticket or sign giving information about...
2Middle Englishlabelnarrow band, strip of cloth
3Old Frenchlabelstrip of fabric; badge; insignia
4Frankishlappācloth, rag, lobe; torn piece of cloth; rag, torn...
5Proto-Germaniclappǭ
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Cebuano -hi