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Where does “cybernauta” come from?

cybernauta (Italian) comes 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.

cybernauta (Italian): Alternative form of cibernauta

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cibernauta

Ancestry of “cybernauta”, step by step

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