Etymology

technology

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Today it means: The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología) ← Proto-Hellenic *légō ← Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
  4. Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*légō
  8. Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
  9. Ancient Greekτεχνολόγος (tekhnológos)
  10. Ancient Greekτεχνολογία (tekhnología)
  11. English todaytechnology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología, “systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”). By surface analysis, techno- + -logy.

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