Where does “cybergovernment” come from?
cybergovernment (English) comes from English government, from Middle English governement, from Old French governement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
cybergovernment (English): Government with a presence on the Internet or in...
Definitions
- Government with a presence on the Internet or in...
Ancestry of “cybergovernment”, step by step
cybergovernment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English government
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | government | The body with the power to make and/or enforce... |
| 2 | Middle English | governement | The action of governing; a method of control; A... |
| 3 | Old French | governement | government |
| 4 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
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 |