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Where does “τέχνη” come from?

τέχνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

τέχνη (Ancient Greek): craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile

Definitions

  1. craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile

Ancestry of “τέχνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “τέχνη”

  • technology
  • techniques
  • technical
  • technique
  • technological
  • technically
  • biotechnology
  • technologically
  • nanotechnology
  • technocratic
  • geotechnical
  • technicality
  • biotechnological
  • technologist
  • nontechnical
  • techne
  • sociotechnical
  • pyrotechnic
  • nanotech
  • technocracy
  • technoscience
  • technoscientific
  • untechnical
  • nanotechnological
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