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Where does “techily” come from?

techily (English) comes from English techy, 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...

techily (English): Alternative form of tetchily

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tetchily

Ancestry of “techily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtechytechnical; Obsolete form of tetchy
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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