Etymology of the English word technology
the English word
technologyderived from the Greek word
technologia, τεχνολογία
using the Late Greek suffix
-logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Greek prefix
techno-, τεχνο-
derived from the Greek word
techne, τέχνη (art, a trade, skill)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teks-Date
The earliest known usage of technology in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
agrotechnology,
biotechnology,
cytotechnology,
psychotechnology,
radiotechnology,
technological,
technologist,
technetronic,
technostructure,
nanotechnologyCognates
French
technologie, German
Technologie, Italian
tecnologia, Lithuanian
technologija, Polish
technologia, Russian
технoлoгияUsage
Word found in Modern English
