Where does “nettailu” come from?
nettailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nettailla, from Finnish netti, from English internet, from English internetwork, from English network, from English Net, from Middle English net, from Anglo-Norman neit.
nettailu (Finnish): browsing or surfing the web
Definitions
- browsing or surfing the web
Ancestry of “nettailu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nettailla | to browse or surf the web |
| 2 | Finnish | netti | Internet, the Net |
| 3 | English | internet | Any set of computer networks that communicate... |
| 4 | English | internetwork | A network of networks; To set up as a network of... |
| 5 | English | network | A fabric or structure of fibrous elements... |
| 6 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 7 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 8 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 9 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 11 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 12 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 15 | Cebuano | -hi | — |