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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

  1. Of, relating to, or involving technology,...

Ancestry of “technological”, step by step

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

Words derived from “technological”

  • technologically
  • nanotechnological
  • nontechnological
  • pretechnological
  • antitechnological
  • ecotechnological
  • nanotechnologically
  • microtechnological
  • hypertechnological
  • supertechnological
  • agrotechnological
  • geotechnological
  • cybertechnological
  • electrotechnological
  • medicotechnological
  • infotechnological
  • neurotechnological
  • cytotechnological
  • bionanotechnological
  • biogeotechnological
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