Silbentrennung
a·va·tarAussprache
Etymologie
[ a-v&-"tär ] (noun.) 1784. 1784, from Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) अवतार / اوتار (avatāār), from Sanskrit अवतार (ava-tāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of अव (ava, “off, away, down”) and the vṛddhi-stem of the root √tṝ (“to cross”). In computing use, saw some use in 1980s videos games – 1985 online role-playing game Habitat by Lucasfilm Games (today LucasArts|LucasArts]]), by Chip Morningstar|Chip Morningstar]] and Joseph Romero|Joseph Romero]],Morabito, Margaret. "Enter the Online World of LucasFilm." Run Aug. 1986: 24-28 later versions of the Ultima series (following religious use in 1985 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar|Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar]]), and 1989 pen and paper|pen and paper]] role-playing game Shadowrun|Shadowrun]]. Popularized by 1992 novel Snow Crash|Snow Crash]] by Neal Stephenson|Neal Stephenson]].“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001