Where does “рунетчик” come from?
рунетчик (Russian) comes from Russian Руне́т, from Russian интерне́т, from English internet, from English internetwork, from English network, from English Net, from English netback, from English back — step, act of walking.
рунетчик (Russian): a user of Russian-language sites on the Internet
Definitions
- a user of Russian-language sites on the Internet
Ancestry of “рунетчик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Руне́т | — |
| 2 | Russian | интерне́т | internet |
| 3 | English | internet | Any set of computer networks that communicate... |
| 4 | English | internetwork | A network of networks; To set up as a network of... |
| 5 | English | network | A fabric or structure of fibrous elements... |
| 6 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 7 | English | netback | Revenues received from the sale of oil or gas on... |
| 8 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 9 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 10 | Middle French | bac | — |
| 11 | Old French | bas | low |
| 12 | Latin | Bassus | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |