| 【net】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "net." It carries the basic meaning of "net." from PIE *ned- "to bind, tie" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "net"]
internet ****[1149] The Internet is the computer network which allows computer users to connect with computers all over the world, and which carries e-mail.
net ***[2746] A net is a piece of netting which is used for catching fish, insects, or animals.
network ****[1290] A network of lines, roads, veins, or other long thin things is a large number of them which cross each other or meet at many points.
[WORD ROOT]root net
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] net
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) net
[MEANING]root net
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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internet ★★★★[1149] noun from inter
【DEFINITION】 The Internet is the computer network which allows computer users to connect with computers all over the world, and which carries e-mail.
【COMPOSITION】 inter + net
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ net; net
【Etymology】 《Latin inter》 [from PIE *enter ] within, among; between
【First Known Meaning】 the linked computer networks of the U.S. Defense Department,
net ★★★[2746] noun from net
【DEFINITION】 ① Net is a kind of cloth that you can see through. It is made of very fine threads woven together so that there are small equal spaces between them.
② A net is a piece of netting which is used as a protective covering for something, for example to protect vegetables from birds.
③ A net is a piece of netting which is used for catching fish, insects, or animals.
【pl.】 nets
【SYNONYM】 clear
【ROOTs】 net; net
【Etymology】 《Old English net》 [from Proto-Germanic *natjo-] open textile fabric tied or woven with a mesh for catching fish, birds, or wild animals alive; network; spider web
【First Known Meaning】 open textile fabric tied or woven with a mesh for catching fish, birds, or wild animals alive; network; spider web
【DERIVATIVEs】 netty, net
network ★★★★[1290] noun from work
【DEFINITION】 A network of lines, roads, veins, or other long thin things is a large number of them which cross each other or meet at many points.
【pl.】 networks
【SYNONYM】 matrix
【COMPOSITION】 net + work
【ROOTs】 ⑴ net; net ⑵ work; work
【Etymology】 《Old English weorc》 (noun) something done, discrete act performed by someone, action (whether voluntary or required), proceeding, business; that which is made or manufactured, products of labor
【DERIVATIVEs】 networked, network
Other words containing "net"; networked
- (※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
- 【OTHER ROOTs; 】
nerv
neg
nect
near
nav
nati-, nasc-, nat-
name
must, meet
muse
most, more, much
