Where does “cyberincident” come from?
cyberincident (English) comes from English incident, from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incidens, from Latin incidere, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
cyberincident (English): An incident, such as a cyberattack, taking place in cyberspace or on the Internet
Definitions
- An incident, such as a cyberattack, taking place in cyberspace or on the Internet
Ancestry of “cyberincident”, step by step
cyberincident traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incident
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incident | An event or occurrence; A event that is... |
| 2 | Middle French | incident | — |
| 3 | Old French | incident | — |
| 4 | Latin | incidens | falling upon; cutting up, hewing open;... |
| 5 | Latin | incidere | present active infinitive of incidō;... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |