Where does “cybernetic” come from?
Cybernetic derives from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός, from κυβερνητική τέχνη meaning the art of steering, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis via Ancient Greek -τις and -σις.
cybernetic (English): Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical...
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- Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical...
Ancestry of “cybernetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνητικός | good at steering |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνάω | to steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerb- | to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn |