Where does “geotechnical” come from?
Geotechnical comes from Ancient Greek γεω- (earth) combined with τέχνη (craft or skill), which derives from τίκτειν (to beget or produce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-.
geotechnical (English): Of or relating to the soil and bedrock,...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the soil and bedrock,...
Ancestry of “geotechnical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | technical | Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts,... |
| 2 | Latin | technicus | technical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνικός | technical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining... |
| 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... |