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Where does “touchiness” come from?

touchiness (English) comes from English touchy, from English techy, from English tech, from English technology, from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία, from Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

touchiness (English): the property of being touchy

Definitions

  1. the property of being touchy

Ancestry of “touchiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtouchyExtremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed...
2Englishtechytechnical; Obsolete form of tetchy
3Englishtechtechnology; technician; technique
4EnglishtechnologyThe organization of knowledge for practical...
5Ancient Greekτεχνολογίαsystematic treatment of grammar
6Ancient Greekτεχνολόγοςtreating by rules of art; writer on the art of...
7Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
8Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
9Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
10Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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