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Where does “cyberostracism” come from?

cyberostracism (English) comes from English ostracism, from French ostracisme, from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός, from Ancient Greek ὀστρακίζω, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

cyberostracism (English): Banishment or exclusion in a virtual environment...

Definitions

  1. Banishment or exclusion in a virtual environment...

Ancestry of “cyberostracism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishostracismIn ancient Athens , the temporary banishment by...
2Frenchostracisme—
3Ancient Greekὀστρακισμόςbanishment by means of voting with pot shards
4Ancient GreekὀστρακίζωI ostracize, banish by voting with pot shards; to...
5Ancient Greekὄστρακονearthen vessel; the hard shell of animals such as...
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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