Etymology

technobabble

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Today it means: Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content. Full definition →

English babble ← Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-) ← Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
  4. Ancient Greekτέχνη (tékhnē)
  5. Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
  6. Englishtechno-
  7. Englishbabble
  8. English todaytechnobabble

From techno- + babble.

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