Etymology

internaut

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Today it means: A designer, operator, or technically capable professional user of the Internet. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) ← Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us ← English Internet
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Germanic*natją
  8. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  9. Old Englishnett
  10. Middle Englishnet
  11. Englishnet
  12. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  14. Proto-Germanic*werką
  15. Proto-West Germanic*werk
  16. Old Englishweorc
  17. Middle Englishwerk
  18. Englishwork
  19. Englishnetwork
  20. Englishinternetwork
  21. EnglishInternet
  22. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂us
  24. Ancient Greekναῦς (naûs)
  25. Ancient Greekναύτης (naútēs)
  26. English todayinternaut

From Internet + -naut.

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