Where does “cyberpunkish” come from?
cyberpunkish (English) comes from English cyberpunk, from English cyber, from English cybernetics, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
cyberpunkish (English): Resembling or characteristic of cyberpunk
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of cyberpunk
Ancestry of “cyberpunkish”, step by step
cyberpunkish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cyberpunk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyberpunk | A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on... |
| 2 | English | cyber | Of, or having to do with, the Internet;... |
| 3 | English | cybernetics | The theory/science of communication and control... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |