Where does “cyberneticism” come from?
cyberneticism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
cyberneticism (English): The use of cybernetics as a problem-solving approach
Definitions
- The use of cybernetics as a problem-solving approach
Ancestry of “cyberneticism”, step by step
cyberneticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English cybernetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cybernetic | Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνητικός | good at steering |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνάω | to steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerb- | to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn |