Where does “netlag” come from?

netlag (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.

netlag (English): The delay arising from communication between...

Definitions

  1. The delay arising from communication between...

Ancestry of “netlag”, step by step

netlag 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 LAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLAGLoose and aggressive
Every word from Cebuano -hi