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Where does “postcyberpunk” come from?

postcyberpunk (English) comes from English cyberpunk, from English cyber, from English cybernetics, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

postcyberpunk (English): A fiction genre arising from cyberpunk and other...

Definitions

  1. A fiction genre arising from cyberpunk and other...

Ancestry of “postcyberpunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyberpunkA subgenre of science fiction which focuses on...
2EnglishcyberOf, or having to do with, the Internet;...
3EnglishcyberneticsThe theory/science of communication and control...
4Ancient Greekκυβερνήτηςcaptain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,...
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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