Where does “polytechnician” come from?
polytechnician (English) comes from English polytechnic, from French polytechnique, from French technique, from Latin technicus, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
polytechnician (English): Someone who is studying or has studied at a polytechnic school, especially in France
Definitions
- Someone who is studying or has studied at a polytechnic school, especially in France
Ancestry of “polytechnician”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polytechnic | that teaches applied arts, sciences, technology,... |
| 2 | French | polytechnique | polytechnic |
| 3 | French | technique | technical; technique, technology |
| 4 | Latin | technicus | technical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τεχνικός | technical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |