Where does “cyberpunter” come from?
cyberpunter (English) comes from English punter, from English Punt, from Irish punt, from Middle Irish punt, from Middle English pund, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą — to stretch.
cyberpunter (English): A punter in cyberspace or on the Internet
Definitions
- A punter in cyberspace or on the Internet
Ancestry of “cyberpunter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | punter | One who bets against the bank; One who oars or... |
| 2 | English | Punt | — |
| 3 | Irish | punt | pound; butt; tip |
| 4 | Middle Irish | punt | — |
| 5 | Middle English | pund | pound |
| 6 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 9 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |