Where does “technojunkie” come from?
technojunkie (English) comes from English junkie, from English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ — boat.
technojunkie (English): One who has an addiction to computer technology
Definitions
- One who has an addiction to computer technology
Ancestry of “technojunkie”, step by step
technojunkie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English junkie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | junkie | A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user; An... |
| 2 | English | junk | Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,... |
| 3 | Portuguese | junco | reed, rush; junk |
| 4 | Arabic | جُنْك | — |
| 5 | Malay | jong | Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship) |
| 6 | Javanese | djong | — |
| 7 | Javanese | ꦗꦺꦴꦁ | umbrella |
| 8 | Kawi | joṅ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₂luuŋ | boat |
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... |