Where does “cyberpoet” come from?
cyberpoet (English) comes from English poet, from Middle English poete, from Middle French poëte, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
cyberpoet (English): A writer of cyberpoetry
Definitions
- A writer of cyberpoetry
Ancestry of “cyberpoet”, step by step
cyberpoet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poet | A person who writes poems; A person with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | poete | poet |
| 3 | Middle French | poëte | Alternative form of poete |
| 4 | Old French | poete | poet |
| 5 | Latin | poēta | poet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποιητής | A maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 | French | cybernétique | cybernetics; cybernetic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνητικός | good at steering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνάω | to steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerb- | to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn |