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Where does “netting” come from?

Netting derives from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing, ultimately from Latin nitidus meaning "shining" or "bright," traced to Proto-Indo-European ned-.

netting (English): Something that acts as, or looks like, a net;...

Definitions

  1. Something that acts as, or looks like, a net;...

Ancestry of “netting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNetthe Internet
2EnglishnetbackRevenues received from the sale of oil or gas on...
3EnglishbackNear the rear; Not current; Far from the main...
4Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
5Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
6Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
7Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
8Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
9Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
10English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
11Latin-āceus—
12Latin-āx—
13Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
14Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
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