Where does “technodazzle” come from?
technodazzle (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...
technodazzle (English): An overhyped presentation of a new technological...
Definitions
- An overhyped presentation of a new technological...
Ancestry of “technodazzle”, step by step
technodazzle 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 dazzle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dazzle | To confuse the sight of by means of excessive... |
| 2 | English | daze | The state of being dazed; A glittering stone; To... |
| 3 | English | dazed | In a state of shock or confusion; Stunned; simple... |
| 4 | Old Norse | dasask | to become weary |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dasōjan- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daza- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |