Etymology

mataeotechny

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Today it means: An unprofitable or pointless science, skill, or activity. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ματαιοτεχνία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromματαιοτεχνία“a useless art or skill”
  2. English todaymataeotechny

A 16th-century borrowing from Ancient Greek ματαιοτεχνία (mataiotekhnía, “a useless art or skill”).

Words from the same roots

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