Where does “cyberdiscourse” come from?
cyberdiscourse (English) comes from English discourse, from Middle English discours, from Middle French discours, from Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
cyberdiscourse (English): Discourse in cyberspace
Definitions
- Discourse in cyberspace
Ancestry of “cyberdiscourse”, step by step
cyberdiscourse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discourse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discourse | Verbal exchange, conversation; Expression in... |
| 2 | Middle English | discours | — |
| 3 | Middle French | discours | speech; discourse |
| 4 | Latin | discursus | running about |
| 5 | Latin | discurrō | to run about, in different directions, or to and fro; to roam, wander |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |