Where does “technique” come from?
Technique comes from French technique, derived from Ancient Greek τεχνικός, from τέχνη meaning craft or skill, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root teḱ- meaning to produce or build.
technique (English): The practical aspects of a given art, occupation...
Definitions
- The practical aspects of a given art, occupation...
Ancestry of “technique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | technique | technical; technique, technology |
| 2 | Latin | technicus | technical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνικός | technical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |