Where does “technopessimist” come from?
technopessimist (English) comes from English techno-, from Ancient Greek τεχνο-, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
technopessimist (English): One who believes that modern technology will have negative effects on society
Definitions
- One who believes that modern technology will have negative effects on society
Ancestry of “technopessimist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | techno- | Relating to technology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τεχνο- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |