internetwork

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Italic *ənter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *neHd-der.

Proto-Germanic *natją

Proto-West Germanic *nati

Old English nett

Middle English net

English net

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom

Proto-Germanic *werką

Proto-West Germanic *werk

Old English weorc

Middle English werk

English work

English network

English internetwork

From inter- +‎ network.

Noun

internetwork (plural internetworks)

A network of networks.

Verb

internetwork (third-person singular simple present internetworks, present participle internetworking, simple past and past participle internetworked)

(transitive) To set up as a network of networks.

Derived terms