Where does “technofix” come from?
technofix (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...
technofix (English): A technological solution to a problem
Definitions
- A technological solution to a problem
Ancestry of “technofix”, step by step
technofix 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 fix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fix | To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 3 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |