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
- craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted...
Ancestry of “techne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |