Where does “cyberchurch” come from?

cyberchurch (English) comes from English church, from Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

cyberchurch (English): A church that exists only on the Internet or in...

Definitions

  1. A church that exists only on the Internet or in...

Ancestry of “cyberchurch”, step by step

cyberchurch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English church

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchurchA Christian house of worship; a building where...
2Middle Englishchirchechurch, cathedral; temple, synagogue; clergy,...
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via English cyber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyberOf, or having to do with, the Internet;...
2EnglishcyberneticsThe theory/science of communication and control...
3Ancient Greekκυβερνήτηςcaptain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,...
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν