Where does “technowizardry” come from?
technowizardry (English) comes from English wizardry, from English wizard, from English -ard, from Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
technowizardry (English): technological wizardry, especially computer...
Definitions
- technological wizardry, especially computer...
Ancestry of “technowizardry”, step by step
technowizardry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wizardry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wizardry | The art of a wizard; sorcery; Something, such as... |
| 2 | English | wizard | Someone, usually male, who uses magic, mystic... |
| 3 | English | -ard | Someone who is in a specified condition |
| 4 | Middle English | -ard | ard |
| 5 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 6 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
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... |