Where does “cyberstalker” come from?
cyberstalker (English) comes from English stalker, from Middle English stalkere, from Irish -aire, from Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
cyberstalker (English): A stalker who operates online
Definitions
- A stalker who operates online
Ancestry of “cyberstalker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | stalker | A person who engages in stalking, i.e. quietly... |
| 2 | Middle English | stalkere | — |
| 3 | Irish | -aire | -er, -or |
| 4 | Old Irish | -aire | Agentive affix, similar to English -er, -or |
| 5 | Old French | -aire | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |