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Where does “techniques” come from?

Techniques comes from French technique, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός, derived from τέχνη meaning craft or skill, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root teḱ- meaning to make or produce.

techniques (English): plural of technique

Definitions

  1. plural of technique

Ancestry of “techniques”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtechniqueThe practical aspects of a given art, occupation...
2Frenchtechniquetechnical; technique, technology
3Latintechnicustechnical
4Ancient Greekτεχνικόςtechnical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining...
5Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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