Where does “pyrotechnist” come from?
pyrotechnist (English) comes from English pyrotechnic, from English technic, from Latin technicus, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pyrotechnist (English): A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the...
Definitions
- A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the...
Ancestry of “pyrotechnist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyrotechnic | Of or relating to fireworks; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | English | technic | The method of performance in any art; technique;... |
| 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... |