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Where does “techne” come from?

Techne comes from Ancient Greek τέχνη, derived from Ancient Greek τίκτειν, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-, meaning to produce or bring forth.

techne (English): craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted...

Definitions

  1. craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted...

Ancestry of “techne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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