Where does “cyberstranger” come from?
cyberstranger (English) comes from English stranger, from Middle English straunger, from Old French estrangier, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
cyberstranger (English): A stranger encountered in cyberspace
Definitions
- A stranger encountered in cyberspace
Ancestry of “cyberstranger”, step by step
cyberstranger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stranger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stranger | comparative form of strange: more strange; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | straunger | foreigner, alien; comparative degree of straunge |
| 3 | Old French | estrangier | foreigner |
| 4 | Old French | estrange | foreign; overseas; foreigner; non-native |
| 5 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 6 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |
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 |