Where does “cybersafety” come from?
cybersafety (English) comes from English safety, from Middle English savete, from Old French sauveté, from Medieval Latin salvitas, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
cybersafety (English): Safety in using the Internet
Definitions
- Safety in using the Internet
Ancestry of “cybersafety”, step by step
cybersafety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English safety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | safety | The condition or feeling of being safe; security;... |
| 2 | Middle English | savete | Safety, security; being unharmed or unharmable |
| 3 | Old French | sauveté | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | salvitas | — |
| 5 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
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 |