Where does “techgigant” come from?
techgigant (Dutch) comes from English tech giant, from English tech, from English technology, from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία, from Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
techgigant (Dutch): tech giant large multinational company operating in the technology sector
Definitions
- tech giant large multinational company operating in the technology sector
Ancestry of “techgigant”, step by step
techgigant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English tech giant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tech giant | A large company or corporation which works in the technology industry |
| 2 | English | tech | technology; technician; technique |
| 3 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Dutch gigant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gigant | giant |
via Dutch tech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tech | tech technology, particularly high-tech or digital technology |