Where does “cybermarketplace” come from?
cybermarketplace (English) comes from English marketplace, from English market, from Middle English market, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
cybermarketplace (English): A virtual marketplace in cyberspace or on the...
Definitions
- A virtual marketplace in cyberspace or on the...
Ancestry of “cybermarketplace”, step by step
cybermarketplace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marketplace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marketplace | An open area in a town housing a public market;... |
| 2 | English | market | A gathering of people for the purchase and sale... |
| 3 | Middle English | market | A market periodic public assembly for buying or selling |
| 4 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 5 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 6 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |