Etymology

botnet

B3O1T1N1E1T1

Today it means: A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam. Full definition →

English net ← Middle English net ← Old English nett
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erbʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃órbʰos
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavic*árbas
  4. Proto-Slavic*orbъ
  5. Proto-Slavic*orbiti
  6. Proto-Slavic*orbota
  7. Old Czechrobota
  8. Czechrobota
  9. Czechrobot
  10. Englishrobotclip.
  11. Englishbot
  12. Proto-Germanic*natją
  13. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  14. Old Englishnett
  15. Middle Englishnet
  16. Englishnet
  17. English todaybotnet

From bot + net.

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