Etymology

nom de web

Today it means: A pseudonym used when publishing on the World Wide Web. Full definition →

French nom
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  1. French · derived fromWeb
  2. French · derived fromde
  3. French · derived fromnom
  4. French · derived fromWeb
  5. French · derived fromde
  6. French · derived fromnom
  7. English todaynom de Web

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + Web, by analogy with nom de guerre.

Words from the same roots

Frenchnom all →

nom de clavier

Frenchde all →

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