Where does “cyberoptimism” come from?
cyberoptimism (English) comes from English optimism, from French optimisme, from Latin optimus, from Latin Ops, from Latin oscen, from Latin opscen, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
cyberoptimism (English): The belief that computer technology and the...
Definitions
- The belief that computer technology and the...
Ancestry of “cyberoptimism”, step by step
cyberoptimism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English optimism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | optimism | a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a... |
| 2 | French | optimisme | optimism |
| 3 | Latin | optimus | best; very good |
| 4 | Latin | Ops | earth goddess, fertility deity |
| 5 | Latin | oscen | any bird by whose song cries augurs divined... |
| 6 | Latin | opscen | — |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | 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 |