Where does “ихтамнет” come from?
ихтамнет (Russian) comes from Russian нет, from English Net, from Middle English net, from Anglo-Norman neit, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere.
ихтамнет (Russian): a meme, reflecting constant denial of presence of Russians who take part in hybrid wars in other countries, especially in Ukraine's Crimea and Donbass
Definitions
- a meme, reflecting constant denial of presence of Russians who take part in hybrid wars in other countries, especially in Ukraine's Crimea and Donbass
Ancestry of “ихтамнет”, step by step
ихтамнет traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian нет
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нет | no; there is no, there are no |
| 2 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 3 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 5 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 7 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 8 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |