Where does “cyberfantasy” come from?
cyberfantasy (English) comes from English fantasy, from Middle English fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω — to push, to hit.
cyberfantasy (English): Fantasy facilitated by the Internet or cyberspace
Definitions
- Fantasy facilitated by the Internet or cyberspace
Ancestry of “cyberfantasy”, step by step
cyberfantasy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fantasy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fantasy | That which comes from one's imagination; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | fantasie | the faculty of imagination |
| 3 | Old French | fantasie | fantasy |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | fantasia | Alternative form of phantasia |
| 5 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 10 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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 |