Where does “cyberprostitution” come from?
cyberprostitution (English) comes from English prostitution, from Late Latin prostitutio, from Latin prostituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
cyberprostitution (English): Prostitution in cyberspace, i.e. cybersex...
Definitions
- Prostitution in cyberspace, i.e. cybersex...
Ancestry of “cyberprostitution”, step by step
cyberprostitution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prostitution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostitution | Engaging in sexual activity with another person... |
| 2 | Late Latin | prostitutio | prostitution; dishonoring, profaning |
| 3 | Latin | prostituo | I set up in public; I prostitute; I dishonor |
| 4 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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 |