Where does “cybercriminality” come from?
cybercriminality (English) comes from English criminality, from French criminalité, from French -té, from Middle French -té, from Old French -té, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
cybercriminality (English): cybercriminal activity
Definitions
- cybercriminal activity
Ancestry of “cybercriminality”, step by step
cybercriminality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English criminality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criminality | The state of being criminal; Criminal activity; A... |
| 2 | French | criminalité | crime; criminality, criminalness |
| 3 | French | -té | -ty |
| 4 | Middle French | -té | -ty |
| 5 | Old French | -té | -ty |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |