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Where does “nontechie” come from?

nontechie (English) comes from English techie, 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...

nontechie (English): A person who is not a techie

Definitions

  1. A person who is not a techie

Ancestry of “nontechie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtechieOne who works with, or has an interest in,...
2Englishtechtechnology; technician; technique
3EnglishtechnologyThe organization of knowledge for practical...
4Ancient Greekτεχνολογίαsystematic treatment of grammar
5Ancient Greekτεχνολόγοςtreating by rules of art; writer on the art of...
6Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
7Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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