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): internet, computer network

Definitions

διαδίκτυο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	δίκτυο	network, internet; reticulum
2	Ancient Greek	δίκτυον	fishing net
3	Ancient Greek	δικεῖν	to cast, to throw; to strike; throw

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	διά	by, for, through
2	Ancient Greek	δῐᾰ́	because of; through