Where does “technoskeptic” come from?
technoskeptic (English) comes from English techno, from English technology, from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία, from Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
technoskeptic (English): A person who is skeptical about the benefits of...
Definitions
- A person who is skeptical about the benefits of...
Ancestry of “technoskeptic”, step by step
technoskeptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English techno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | techno | A repetitive style of music originally produced... |
| 2 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English skeptic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skeptic | Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims... |
| 2 | Latin | scepticus | The sect of skeptics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκεπτικός | thoughtful, inquiring; a sceptic, a member of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |