Where does “cyberverse” come from?
cyberverse (English) comes from English Universe, from Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
cyberverse (English): A cyber universe; cyberspace
Definitions
- A cyber universe; cyberspace
Ancestry of “cyberverse”, step by step
cyberverse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Universe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Universe | Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself |
| 2 | Middle English | universe | The universe; the stars |
| 3 | Old French | univers | the whole world; the whole Earth; universal;... |
| 4 | Latin | ūniversum | — |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |