Where does “cyberharasser” come from?
cyberharasser (English) comes from English harasser, from English harass, from Old French harasser, from Old French harer, from Old French hare, from Frankish hara, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cyberharasser (English): One who harasses another person online, in cyberspace
Definitions
- One who harasses another person online, in cyberspace
Ancestry of “cyberharasser”, step by step
cyberharasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English harasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | harasser | One who harasses |
| 2 | English | harass | To fatigue or to tire with repeated and... |
| 3 | Old French | harasser | to tire out, to vex |
| 4 | Old French | harer | to stir up, provoke, set a dog on |
| 5 | Old French | hare | — |
| 6 | Frankish | hara | here; hither; here, hither |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | 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 |