Where does “cybernoir” come from?
cybernoir (English) comes from English cyber, from English cybernetics, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
cybernoir (English): with cyberpunk themes
Definitions
- with cyberpunk themes
Ancestry of “cybernoir”, step by step
cybernoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English noir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noir | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere... |
| 2 | French | noir | black in colour; drunk; inebriated; black, of... |
| 3 | Middle French | noir | black |
| 4 | Old French | noir | black; black; having a black color |
| 5 | Latin | Niger | A Roman agnomen, or "nickname" |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |