Where does “infostealer” come from?

infostealer (English) comes from English info, from English information, from Middle English enformacioun, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

infostealer (English): A piece of malware that steals personal data

Definitions

  1. A piece of malware that steals personal data

Ancestry of “infostealer”, step by step

infostealer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English info

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinfoinformation
2EnglishinformationThat which resolves uncertainty; anything that...
3Middle EnglishenformaciounTeaching, education; the dissemination of knowledge
4Latinīnfōrmātiōsketch, idea, conception
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English stealer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstealerOne who steals; a thief; The endmost plank of a...
2Middle Englishstelere
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-