Where does “cyberpragmatics” come from?
cyberpragmatics (English) comes from English pragmatics, from English pragmatic, from Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus, from Ancient Greek πραγματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
cyberpragmatics (English): The pragmatics of communication in cyberspace
Definitions
- The pragmatics of communication in cyberspace
Ancestry of “cyberpragmatics”, step by step
cyberpragmatics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pragmatics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pragmatics | plural of pragmatic; The study of the use of... |
| 2 | English | pragmatic | Practical, concerned with making decisions and... |
| 3 | Middle French | pragmatique | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | pragmaticus | relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πραγματικός | fit for action or business; businesslike,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |