Where does “cybervillage” come from?
cybervillage (English) comes from English village, from Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin villaticus, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
cybervillage (English): The social equivalent of a village on the...
Definitions
- The social equivalent of a village on the...
Ancestry of “cybervillage”, step by step
cybervillage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English village
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | village | A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a... |
| 2 | Middle English | village | — |
| 3 | Old French | village | — |
| 4 | Latin | villaticus | related to a vīlla |
| 5 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 6 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 7 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |