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Where does “technologist” come from?

Technologist is formed from technology plus the Latin suffix -ista, ultimately deriving from Ancient Greek λόγος (logos, "word" or "account") via λέγω (legō, "to speak") and Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.

technologist (English): A scientist or an engineer who specializes in a...

Definitions

  1. A scientist or an engineer who specializes in a...

Ancestry of “technologist”, 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 “technologist”

  • biotechnologist
  • cytotechnologist
  • antitechnologist
  • nanobiotechnologist
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