Where does “steampunk” come from?
steampunk (Czech) comes from English steampunk, from English steam, from Middle English steem, from Old English stēam, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
steampunk (Czech): steampunk, a subgenre of science fiction
Definitions
- steampunk, a subgenre of science fiction
Ancestry of “steampunk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steampunk | A subgenre of science fiction that depicts... |
| 2 | English | steam | The vapor formed when water changes from liquid... |
| 3 | Middle English | steem | — |
| 4 | Old English | stēam | steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | staumaz | steam, vapour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |