Etymology

cyberreality

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Today it means: A reality created in cyberspace. Full definition →

English reality ← French réalité ← Medieval Latin reālitā
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  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
  2. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  3. Englishcyberneticclip.
  4. Englishcyber-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  7. Proto-Italic*reis
  8. Classical Latinrēs
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Latinreālis
  12. Medieval Latinreālitā
  13. Frenchréalité
  14. Englishreality
  15. English todaycyberreality

From cyber- + reality.

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