Where does “electrotechnology” come from?
electrotechnology (English) comes from English technology, from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία, from Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
electrotechnology (English): Electrical technology and engineering
Definitions
- Electrical technology and engineering
Ancestry of “electrotechnology”, step by step
electrotechnology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English technology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English electro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electro | An electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;... |