Where does “haitekki” come from?
haitekki (Finnish) comes from English high-tech, from English hi-tech, 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...
haitekki (Finnish): high tech
Definitions
- high tech
Ancestry of “haitekki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | high-tech | Alternative spelling of hi-tech |
| 2 | English | hi-tech | Of, or using high technology |
| 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... |