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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

  1. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation...

Ancestry of “technique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtechniquetechnical; technique, technology
2Latintechnicustechnical
3Ancient Greekτεχνικόςtechnical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining...
4Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “technique”

  • techniques
  • microtechnique
  • multitechnique
  • biotechnique
  • nontechnique
  • cybertechnique
  • techniquewise
  • iatrotechnique
  • テクニック
  • teicníc
  • तकनीक
  • तकनीकी
  • teknik
  • teknik
  • teknik
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