Where does “technophobie” come from?
technophobie (French) comes from English technophobe, 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 — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
technophobie (French): technophobia fear of technology
Definitions
- technophobia fear of technology
Ancestry of “technophobie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | technophobe | Somebody who suffers from technophobia; somebody... |
| 2 | English | techno | A repetitive style of music originally produced... |
| 3 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |