Where does “Nettovermögen” come from?
Nettovermögen (German) comes from German 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.
Nettovermögen (German): net worth, net assets the total value of all assets owned by an individual or entity, minus the total value of all its liabilities
Definitions
- net worth, net assets the total value of all assets owned by an individual or entity, minus the total value of all its liabilities
Ancestry of “Nettovermögen”, step by step
Nettovermögen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German netto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | 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 | — |