Etymology

technophobia

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Today it means: A fear of new technologies. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  9. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  10. English todaytechnophobia

From techno- + -phobia.

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