Etymology

cyberlaw

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Today it means: Law as it relates to the Internet and computing offences, covering such issues as intellectual property and the blurring of international boundaries. Full definition →

First used 20th c.English law ← Middle English lawe ← Old English lagu
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  5. Proto-Germanic*lagą
  6. Old Norselag
  7. Old Norselǫg
  8. Old Englishlagu
  9. Middle Englishlawe
  10. Englishlaw
  11. English todaycyberlaw

From cyber- + law.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Law as it relates to the Internet and computing offences, covering such issues as intellectual property and the blurring of international boundaries.

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