Where does “technohorror” come from?

technohorror (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...

technohorror (English): A horror genre dealing with the harmful effects...

Definitions

  1. A horror genre dealing with the harmful effects...

Ancestry of “technohorror”, step by step

technohorror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English techno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtechnoA repetitive style of music originally produced...
2EnglishtechnologyThe organization of knowledge for practical...
3Ancient Greekτεχνολογίαsystematic treatment of grammar
4Ancient Greekτεχνολόγοςtreating by rules of art; writer on the art of...
5Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via English horror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhorrorAn intense distressing emotion of fear or...
2Middle Englishhorer
3Old Frenchhorrorhorror or terror
4Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
5Latinhorrēre
6Proto-Italichorzēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-