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Where does “technocentrism” come from?

technocentrism (English) comes from English egocentrism, from French égocentrisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

technocentrism (English): The ideology that advocates the use of technology...

Definitions

  1. The ideology that advocates the use of technology...

Ancestry of “technocentrism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishegocentrismThe constant following of one's egotistical...
2Frenchégocentrismeself-centredness, egocentrism
3French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
4Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
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