Where does “nettable” come from?
nettable (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.
nettable (English): Capable of being caught with a net; Capable of...
Definitions
- Capable of being caught with a net; Capable of...
Ancestry of “nettable”, step by step
nettable 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 able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |