Where does “cybertrooper” come from?
cybertrooper (English) comes from English trooper, from English troop, from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
cybertrooper (English): A person who is paid to disseminate political...
Definitions
- A person who is paid to disseminate political...
Ancestry of “cybertrooper”, step by step
cybertrooper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trooper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trooper | A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour; A... |
| 2 | English | troop | A collection of people; a number; a multitude; A... |
| 3 | French | troupe | troop |
| 4 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 5 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 6 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |
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 |