Where does “cybervoyeur” come from?
cybervoyeur (English) comes from English voyeur, from French voyeur, from French -eur, from Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
cybervoyeur (English): A voyeur in cyberspace or on the Internet
Definitions
- A voyeur in cyberspace or on the Internet
Ancestry of “cybervoyeur”, step by step
cybervoyeur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voyeur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voyeur | A person who derives sexual pleasure from... |
| 2 | French | voyeur | observer; watcher; voyeur, peeping tom |
| 3 | French | -eur | Used to form agent nouns from verbs; API f; -ness |
| 4 | Middle French | -eur | Used to form agent nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 6 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |