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Where does “cyberfiction” come from?

cyberfiction (English) comes from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cyberfiction (English): Fiction in a cyber genre, such as cyberpunk

Definitions

  1. Fiction in a cyber genre, such as cyberpunk

Ancestry of “cyberfiction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
2Middle Englishficcioun—
3Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
4Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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