Where does “untouchy” come from?
untouchy (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...
untouchy (English): Not inclined to engage in physical touch
Definitions
- Not inclined to engage in physical touch
Ancestry of “untouchy”, step by step
untouchy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English touchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | touchy | Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed... |
| 2 | English | techy | technical; Obsolete form of tetchy |
| 3 | English | tech | technology; technician; technique |
| 4 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |