Etymology

cyberattack

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Today it means: An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying. Full definition →

English attack ← French attaque ← Italian attaccare
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  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
  2. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  3. Englishcyberneticclip.
  4. Englishcyber-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Italiana-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  11. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  13. Proto-Italic*dis-
  14. Latindis-
  15. Old Frenchdes-
  16. Old Frenchatachier
  17. Old Frenchdestachier
  18. Middle Frenchdestacher
  19. Italiandistaccare
  20. Italianstaccare
  21. Italianattaccare
  22. Frenchattaquerdeverb.
  23. Frenchattaque
  24. Englishattack
  25. English todaycyberattack

From cyber- + attack.

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