Where does “cybergaming” come from?
cybergaming (English) comes from English gaming, from English game, from Middle English game, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman, from Proto-Germanic gamaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cybergaming (English): Cybergambling; The playing of cybergames
Definitions
- Cybergambling; The playing of cybergames
Ancestry of “cybergaming”, step by step
cybergaming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gaming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gaming | present participle of game; The playing of a game... |
| 2 | English | game | A playful or competitive activity; A video game;... |
| 3 | Middle English | game | Entertainment or an instance of it; that which is... |
| 4 | Old English | gamen | game, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gaman | pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamaną | a fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |