"network" in seven languages

Meaningnetwork

Spanish

red

/red/

fem.inherited

Also a fishing net and 'the Net': las redes sociales.

French

réseau

/ʁezo/

masc.inherited

plural: réseaux

A diminutive, 'little net'; a fishing net is a filet.

Italian

rete

/ˈrete/

fem.inherited

Also a goal in football: fare rete 'to score'.

Portuguese

rede

/ˈhedʒi/

fem.inherited

Also the hammock Brazilians sleep in.

Romanian

rețea

/reˈtse̯a/

fem.other source · a Latin diminutive of RĒTE 'net'

Catalan

xarxa

/ˈʃarʃə/

fem.other source · probably Arabic šabka 'net'

English

network

/ˈnɛtwɝk/

native English · Old English net + weorc 'work'

English → ItaliannetworkreteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: reticle, reticulated.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

RĒTEM (nom. RĒTE)‘net’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

English built network from net and work; the sisters simply kept the Latin word for a net and stretched it to roads, railways and computers.

English relatives: reticle, reticulated

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esLa red ferroviaria es muy densa.
frLe réseau ferroviaire est très dense.
itLa rete ferroviaria è molto fitta.
ptA rede ferroviária é muito densa.
roRețeaua feroviară e foarte densă.
caLa xarxa ferroviària és molt densa.
enThe rail network is very dense.

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