Where does “cybercontroversy” come from?
cybercontroversy (English) comes from English controversy, from Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia, from Latin contrōversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
cybercontroversy (English): A controversy on the Internet or in cyberspace
Definitions
- A controversy on the Internet or in cyberspace
Ancestry of “cybercontroversy”, step by step
cybercontroversy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English controversy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | controversy | A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; strife |
| 2 | Middle English | controversie | — |
| 3 | Old French | controversie | — |
| 4 | Latin | contrōversia | a quarrel, dispute, debate |
| 5 | Latin | contrōversus | controversial, debatable, disputed |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |