Where does “techno-” come from?
techno- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τεχνο-, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
techno- (English): Relating to technology
Definitions
- Relating to technology
Ancestry of “techno-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τεχνο- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “techno-”
- technocracy
- technoscience
- technocrat
- technoculture
- technophobia
- technocultural
- technophobic
- technophile
- technobabble
- technophobe
- technostress
- technocentrism
- technobureaucratic
- technopoly
- technoutopian
- technopop
- technofear
- technobureaucracy
- technorealism
- technoromanticism
- techno-erotic
- techno-shamanic
- techno-shamanism
- technomad