Where does “cybervandalism” come from?
cybervandalism (English) comes from English vandalism, from French vandalisme, from French Vandale, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
cybervandalism (English): Vandalism carried out by means of computer...
Definitions
- Vandalism carried out by means of computer...
Ancestry of “cybervandalism”, step by step
cybervandalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vandalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vandalism | Willful damage to or destruction of any property,... |
| 2 | French | vandalisme | vandalism |
| 3 | French | Vandale | Vandal |
| 4 | Latin | Vandalus | Vandal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
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 |