Where does “Διαδίκτυο” come from?

Διαδίκτυο (Greek) comes from Greek δίκτυο, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον, from Ancient Greek δικεῖν — to cast, to throw; to strike; throw.

Διαδίκτυο (Greek): the Internet

Definitions

  1. the Internet

Ancestry of “Διαδίκτυο”, step by step

Διαδίκτυο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek δίκτυο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδίκτυοnetwork, internet; reticulum
2Ancient Greekδίκτυονfishing net
3Ancient Greekδικεῖνto cast, to throw; to strike; throw

via Greek διά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδιάby, for, through
2Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́because of; through

Words derived from “Διαδίκτυο”

Every word from Ancient Greek δικεῖν →Every word from Ancient Greek δίκτυον →Every word from Greek δίκτυο →