Where does “edtech” come from?
edtech (English) comes from English educational, from English education, from Latin ēducātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
edtech (English): Educational technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on education
Definitions
- Educational technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on education
Ancestry of “edtech”, step by step
edtech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English educational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | educational | Of, or relating to education; Instructive, or... |
| 2 | English | education | The process of imparting knowledge, skill and... |
| 3 | Latin | ēducātiō | the act of breeding, rearing or bringing up |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English tech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tech | technology; technician; technique |
| 2 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |