Where does “cybermessage” come from?
cybermessage (English) comes from English message, from Old French message, from Latin missāticum, from Latin missus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
cybermessage (English): A message sent by computer
Definitions
- A message sent by computer
Ancestry of “cybermessage”, step by step
cybermessage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English message
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | message | A communication, or what is communicated; any... |
| 2 | Old French | message | message; messenger |
| 3 | Latin | missāticum | message |
| 4 | Latin | missus | sent, having been sent, caused to go, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | 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 |