Where does “technobureaucracy” come from?
technobureaucracy (English) comes from English bureaucracy, from French bureaucratie, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
technobureaucracy (English): A technological bureaucracy
Definitions
- A technological bureaucracy
Ancestry of “technobureaucracy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bureaucracy | Government by bureaus or their administrators or... |
| 2 | French | bureaucratie | bureaucracy |
| 3 | French | bureau | desk; office; ticket office |
| 4 | Middle French | burel | — |
| 5 | Old French | burel | frieze; a garment made out of frieze |
| 6 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |