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Where does “cibernauta” come from?

cibernauta (Italian) comes from Italian ciber-, from English cyber-, from English cybernetic, from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerb- — to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn.

cibernauta (Italian): cybernaut

Definitions

  1. cybernaut

Ancestry of “cibernauta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciber-cyber-
2Englishcyber-Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to...
3EnglishcyberneticOf or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical...
4Ancient Greekκυβερνητικόςgood at steering
5Ancient Greekκυβερνάωto steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerb-to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn
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