Where does “technological” come from?
Technological derives from English technology plus the suffix -ic, from Ancient Greek -λογία and λόγος meaning "word" or "discourse," from the verb λέγω meaning "to speak," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
technological (English): Of, relating to, or involving technology,...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or involving technology,...
Ancestry of “technological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “technological”
- technologically
- nanotechnological
- nontechnological
- pretechnological
- antitechnological
- ecotechnological
- nanotechnologically
- microtechnological
- hypertechnological
- supertechnological
- agrotechnological
- geotechnological
- cybertechnological
- medicotechnological
- electrotechnological
- infotechnological
- neurotechnological
- cytotechnological
- aerotechnological
- histotechnological
- macrotechnological
- physicotechnological
- psychotechnological
- pyrotechnological