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
- A fiction genre arising from cyberpunk and other...
Ancestry of “postcyberpunk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cyberpunk | A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on... |
| 2 | English | cyber | Of, or having to do with, the Internet;... |
| 3 | English | cybernetics | The theory/science of communication and control... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |