cya

[Markland]

when and where did the word cya originate

[Quizmonster]

There is no word 'cya', or - if there is - neither the OED nor Chambers has ever heard of it. There's 'cyan', which is a greenish-blue colour with various forms such as 'cyanate, cyanide' etc. Is that what you mean?

[Wraith]

Do you mean Gaea, (Greek Myth) the goddess of the earth.

It comes from Greek gaia meaning earth.

[Ewood27]

Or do you mean textspeak - "see ya"?

[Elfin]

It's not a recognised word yet, but probably will be in years to come. It's a shortened version of See You (as in goodbye), used primarily by texters who want to save on characters entered. I used to object to this kind of corruption of English, but this kind of thing is more a form of code, like shorthand, to enable faster communication.

[Quizmonster]

I believe children are even allowed to use this rubbish in English essays nowadays! Were I to go back to school, I'd insist on answering teachers' questions in semaphore and would submit compositions solely in morse.

[bernardo]

Greek "kyanos" = dark blue

[kirkwood]

CYA = Cover Your Ass