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Where does “cyberliterature” come from?

cyberliterature (English) comes from English cyber-, from English cybernetic, from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerb- — to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn.

cyberliterature (English): Literature that relies on a cyber medium,...

Definitions

  1. Literature that relies on a cyber medium,...

Ancestry of “cyberliterature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyber-Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to...
2EnglishcyberneticOf or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical...
3Ancient Greekκυβερνητικόςgood at steering
4Ancient Greekκυβερνάωto steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerb-to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn
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