Where does “cyberassault” come from?
cyberassault (English) comes from English assault, from Middle English assaut, from Old French assaut, from Vulgar Latin assaltus, from Latin assultus, from Latin assiliō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
cyberassault (English): An attack carried out by means of a computer...
Definitions
- An attack carried out by means of a computer...
Ancestry of “cyberassault”, step by step
cyberassault traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assault | A violent onset or attack with physical means,... |
| 2 | Middle English | assaut | assault |
| 3 | Old French | assaut | assault; attack |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | assaltus | — |
| 5 | Latin | assultus | an assault |
| 6 | Latin | assiliō | to spring or leap (to or upon); rush (at) |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English cyber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyber | Of, or having to do with, the Internet;... |
| 2 | English | cybernetics | The theory/science of communication and control... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |