Where does “cybercrime” come from?
Cybercrime derives from English cyber-, from English cybernetic, from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός meaning "of steering," combined with English crime, from Latin crimen meaning "accusation" or "offense," from Proto-Indo-European krey- meaning "to sift" or "discriminate."
cybercrime (English): Crime committed using computer networks; An...
Definitions
- Crime committed using computer networks; An...
Ancestry of “cybercrime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crime | A specific act committed in violation of the law;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cryme | A criminal action or decision; that which is... |
| 3 | Old French | crime | — |
| 4 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |