Translation
internet
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Word origin
Built inside Esperanto rather than borrowed: inter ('between') plus reto ('net, network'), a calque of internet piece by piece. A straight borrowing was available, but the transparent compound is what usage settled on.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound
- Root
- inter + reto
- English cognates
- internet, network
Examples
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I found that book on the internet.
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The internet links people from every country.
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She is learning Esperanto over the internet.
A neat demonstration of what the language does well. is a net, is between, and the compound explains itself to anyone who knows both. The related words fall out for free: is a website, retpaĝo a web page, an email. Prepositions vary, but is the safe default.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 1: interreto, harmonio, placo and 6 more words.