Where does “нет” come from?
нет (Russian) comes from English Net, from English netback, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea — forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
нет (Russian): no; there is no, there are no
Definitions
- no; there is no, there are no
Ancestry of “нет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 2 | English | netback | Revenues received from the sale of oil or gas on... |
| 3 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 4 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 5 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 8 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 9 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 10 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 11 | Latin | -āceus | — |
| 12 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 13 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 14 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |