Where does “cyberoffensive” come from?
cyberoffensive (English) comes from English offensive, from Middle French offensif, from Latin offendere, from Latin offendo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
cyberoffensive (English): A military offensive carried out by computer network, as part of cyberwarfare
Definitions
- A military offensive carried out by computer network, as part of cyberwarfare
Ancestry of “cyberoffensive”, step by step
cyberoffensive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English offensive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offensive | Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of... |
| 2 | Middle French | offensif | — |
| 3 | Latin | offendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | offendo | I hit, thrust, strike; I meet, encounter; I... |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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 |