Where does “techno-utopianism” come from?
techno-utopianism (English) comes from English techno, from English technology, from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία, from Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
techno-utopianism (English): The belief that a utopia can be achieved with technology
Definitions
- The belief that a utopia can be achieved with technology
Ancestry of “techno-utopianism”, step by step
techno-utopianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English techno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | techno | A repetitive style of music originally produced... |
| 2 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English utopianism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utopianism | The belief in a system for an ideal society,... |
| 2 | English | utopian | Ideal but often impractical; visionary; Of or... |
| 3 | English | Utopia | A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony |
| 4 | New Latin | Ūtopia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οὐ | not |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οὐκί | Epic form of οὐ |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | oyuki | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (ne) h₂óyu kʷid | ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life |