Where does “cyberblackmail” come from?
cyberblackmail (English) comes from English blackmail, from English mail, from Middle English mal, from Old English māl, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
cyberblackmail (English): blackmail carried out via computer technology
Definitions
- blackmail carried out via computer technology
Ancestry of “cyberblackmail”, step by step
cyberblackmail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blackmail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blackmail | The extortion of money by threats of public... |
| 2 | English | A bag or wallet; A bag containing letters to be... | |
| 3 | Middle English | mal | — |
| 4 | Old English | māl | speech, contract, agreement; suit, case, action,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 |