Where does “polytechnic” come from?
Polytechnic comes from French polytechnique, a term for an institution teaching applied sciences and technical subjects.
polytechnic (English): that teaches applied arts, sciences, technology,...
Definitions
- that teaches applied arts, sciences, technology,...
Ancestry of “polytechnic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | polytechnique | polytechnic |
| 2 | French | technique | technical; technique, technology |
| 3 | Latin | technicus | technical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τεχνικός | technical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining... |
| 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... |