English
network
From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses.
The story
From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses.
Today it means
noun Any interconnected group or system.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “network”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / network