Where does “cybersymposium” come from?
cybersymposium (English) comes from English symposium, from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον, from Ancient Greek σῠμπότης, from Ancient Greek σῠμπῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
cybersymposium (English): A conference or similar meeting taking place via the Internet or in cyberspace
Definitions
- A conference or similar meeting taking place via the Internet or in cyberspace
Ancestry of “cybersymposium”, step by step
cybersymposium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English symposium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symposium | A conference or other meeting for discussion of a... |
| 2 | Latin | symposium | symposium |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμπόσιον | drinking party, entertainment, feast, banquet,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠμπότης | fellow drinker |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠμπῑ́νω | I drink together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
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 |