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Where does “networking” come from?

Networking derives from English network, which combines English work from Middle English werk, Old English wyrċan meaning to make or do, and the suffix -ing for verbal nouns.

networking (English): present participle of network; The use of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of network; The use of...

Ancestry of “networking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnetworkA fabric or structure of fibrous elements...
2Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
3EnglishlacquerworkArtistic or decorative work made with lacquer
4EnglishlacquerA glossy, resinous material used as a surface...
5Frenchlacquea sort of sealing wax
6Portugueselacalake; lac
7Persianلاک—
8Urduلاکھlakh, lac
9Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔—
10Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
11Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
12Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
13Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—
14Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-—

Words derived from “networking”

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