Where does “cyberprodigy” come from?
cyberprodigy (English) comes from English prodigy, from Middle English prodige, from Latin prodigium, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
cyberprodigy (English): Person who has an extraordinary talent for using computers
Definitions
- Person who has an extraordinary talent for using computers
Ancestry of “cyberprodigy”, step by step
cyberprodigy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prodigy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prodigy | An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | prodige | portent |
| 3 | Latin | prodigium | omen, portent, prophetic sign; prodigy, wonder |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | 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 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |