Where does “cybergambling” come from?
cybergambling (English) comes from English gambling, from English gamble, from English gamel, from Middle English gamlen, from Middle English gamenen, from Old English gamenian, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman — whale, sea monster; abyss.
cybergambling (English): Gambling over the Internet
Definitions
- Gambling over the Internet
Ancestry of “cybergambling”, step by step
cybergambling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gambling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gambling | present participle of gamble; An activity... |
| 2 | English | gamble | A bet or wager; A significant risk, undertaken... |
| 3 | English | gamel | — |
| 4 | Middle English | gamlen | — |
| 5 | Middle English | gamenen | Alternative form of gamen |
| 6 | Old English | gamenian | to entertain or enjoy oneself; to display... |
| 7 | Old English | gamen | game, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | gaman | pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gamaną | a fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 15 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
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 |