Where does “cyberdissident” come from?
cyberdissident (English) comes from English dissident, from Latin dissidēns, from Latin dissideō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
cyberdissident (English): One who takes part in cyberdissidence
Definitions
- One who takes part in cyberdissidence
Ancestry of “cyberdissident”, step by step
cyberdissident traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dissident
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissident | In a manner that disagrees; dissenting;... |
| 2 | Latin | dissidēns | disagreeing |
| 3 | Latin | dissideō | to sit apart; to be divided, separate or remote from |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | 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 |