English
Internet
Internet comes from English internetwork.
- English1500–presentinternetwork
- Englishearliest quotation 2000Internet
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- English1500–presentinternetwork
- Englishearliest quotation 2000Internet
Earliest quotation: 2000, 32:26 from the start: “We know how much the Internet has changed America.…”
A compound of inter- + net + work + network
Proto-Indo-European *neHd- ‘to turn, twist, knot’
Proto-Germanic *natją ‘net’
Proto-West Germanic *nati ‘net’
Old English nett ‘net’
Middle English net ‘net’
English net
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom ‘work’
Proto-Germanic *werką ‘work’
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc ‘labor’
Middle English werk ‘an action or deed’
English work
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Coined by the U.S.
Every English word from English internetwork
Today it means
name The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English internetwork / Internet