Where does “cyberpastoral” come from?

cyberpastoral (English) comes from English pastoral, from Old French pastoral, from Latin pastoralis, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

cyberpastoral (English): An ethos that emphasizes simplicity, individual rights, and the transcendence of nationality as a result of technology

Definitions

  1. An ethos that emphasizes simplicity, individual rights, and the transcendence of nationality as a result of technology

Ancestry of “cyberpastoral”, step by step

cyberpastoral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pastoral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpastoralOf or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other...
2Old Frenchpastoral
3Latinpastoralisshepherd; pastoral
4LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
5Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
6Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via English cyber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyberOf, or having to do with, the Internet;...
2EnglishcyberneticsThe theory/science of communication and control...
3Ancient Greekκυβερνήτηςcaptain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,...
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pāskōEvery word from Latin pāscō
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