Where does “nettoala” come from?
nettoala (Finnish) comes from Finnish netto, from Italian netto, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
nettoala (Finnish): net floor area
Definitions
- net floor area
Ancestry of “nettoala”, step by step
nettoala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish netto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | netto | net |
| 2 | Italian | netto | clear; net; clearly |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 5 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 8 | Cebuano | -hi | — |