Where does “nettailla” come from?
nettailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish netti, from English internet, from English internetwork, from English network, from English Net, from Middle English net, from Anglo-Norman neit, from Old French net.
nettailla (Finnish): to browse or surf the web
Definitions
- to browse or surf the web
Ancestry of “nettailla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | netti | Internet, the Net |
| 2 | English | internet | Any set of computer networks that communicate... |
| 3 | English | internetwork | A network of networks; To set up as a network of... |
| 4 | English | network | A fabric or structure of fibrous elements... |
| 5 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 6 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 8 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 10 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 11 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 14 | Cebuano | -hi | — |