Where does “cybercloset” come from?
cybercloset (English) comes from English closet, from Middle English closet, from Old French closet, from Old French clos, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
cybercloset (English): A space on the Internet resembling a closet,...
Definitions
- A space on the Internet resembling a closet,...
Ancestry of “cybercloset”, step by step
cybercloset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English closet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | closet | Any private area, bowers in the open air; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | closet | — |
| 3 | Old French | closet | small enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock |
| 4 | Old French | clos | enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a... |
| 5 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
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 |