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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

  1. Vandalism carried out by means of computer...

Ancestry of “cybervandalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvandalismWillful damage to or destruction of any property,...
2Frenchvandalismevandalism
3FrenchVandaleVandal
4LatinVandalusVandal
5Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →