technique

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτεχνικός“of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”
2. French · borrowed fromtechnique“technicality; branch of knowledge”
3. English todaytechnique

Borrowed from French technique (“technicality; branch of knowledge”), noun use of technique (“technical”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”). Doublet of technic.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
• from 19th c. Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
• from 19th c. A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.