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Where does “technopeasant” come from?

technopeasant (English) comes from English peasant, from Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-Norman paisant, from Old French païsant, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos — to attach.

technopeasant (English): One who is disadvantaged or exploited within a...

Definitions

  1. One who is disadvantaged or exploited within a...

Ancestry of “technopeasant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeasantA member of the lowly social class that toils on...
2Middle Englishpaissaunt—
3Anglo-NormanpaisantAlternative form of paisan
4Old FrenchpaïsantAlternative form of paisan
5Old FrenchpaïsAlternative form of pais; country
6Medieval Latinpagensis—
7Latinpāgus—
8Proto-Italicpāgos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →