@LydiaConwell not crazy, you are just parsing the prefix of “Internet” incorrectly. If “in” is the prefix, what is a “ternet?”
The prefix of “Internet” is not “in” but “inter,” same as “international” (as you correctly guessed). The opposite of “inter” is not “outer” it is “intra.” The opposite of “outer” is “inner.” So what we are talking about here is the “Internet” as opposed to an “intranet,” not the “innernet” or “outernet.”
Tom •
Lydia Conwell •
I suppose it's like 'international' and I suppose it's always inter because once connected, you're on the inside ...
Tom •
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/intra-and-inter-usage
Inter- vs. Intra-: What is the Difference?
Editors of Merriam-Webster (Merriam-Webster)Avitus •
Intra is a prefix that means "within". An intranet is used to communicate within a single network.
Virginicus •
Lydia Conwell •
When everyone else was calling me crazy!
Ramin Honary •
The prefix of “Internet” is not “in” but “inter,” same as “international” (as you correctly guessed). The opposite of “inter” is not “outer” it is “intra.” The opposite of “outer” is “inner.” So what we are talking about here is the “Internet” as opposed to an “intranet,” not the “innernet” or “outernet.”
@Virginicus
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