technology

/tekˈnɒlədʒi/tek-NO-luh-jee

/tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/tek-NAH-luh-jee

Meaningthe study of craft

Common meaning: tools and machines built using scientific knowledge

techncraft, skill in makingLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 804 · scan
loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
ynoun ending: study, state or act

‘craft, skill in making’ + ‘a word, saying’ → technology

Journey through time

Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.

techn — Greek τέχνη “craft, skill in making” (dictionary form; path not traced)
log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill in making’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.

Did you know (Analogous, ecology, technology,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Greek techne, "craft",…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry τέχνη, p. 804 · dictionary scan

Roots

λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
τέχνη Greek “craft, skill in making”

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