kybernetika

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English cybernetics[1] (coined in 1948 by U.S. mathematician Norbert Wiener) derived from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós, good at steering, good pilot), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, I steer, drive, guide, act as a pilot), possibly based on 1830s French cybernétique (the art of governing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪbɛrnɛtɪka]

Noun

kybernetika f

  1. cybernetics

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. "kybernetika" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
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