English

iWar

IWar comes from English Internet.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

A compound of i- ‘alluding to cutting-edge or fashionable…’ + war

Proto-Indo-European *wers- ‘to mix up, confuse’

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Medieval Latin werra

Old Northern French werre

Old English werre ‘armed conflict’

Middle English werre

English war

Every English word from English Internet

noun A form of Internet-based warfare.

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