Where does “cyberjihadist” come from?
cyberjihadist (English) comes from English jihadist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
cyberjihadist (English): One who acts like a jihadist on the Internet or...
Definitions
- One who acts like a jihadist on the Internet or...
Ancestry of “cyberjihadist”, step by step
cyberjihadist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jihadist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jihadist | One who participates in a jihad; a mujahid;... |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
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 | French | cybernétique | cybernetics; cybernetic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνητικός | good at steering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνάω | to steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerb- | to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn |