English
mateotechny
Mateotechny comes from Ancient Greek ματαιοτεχνία ‘a useless art or skill’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEματαιοτεχνίαmataiotekhnía‘a useless art or skill’
- Englishtodaymateotechny
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEματαιοτεχνίαmataiotekhnía‘a useless art or skill’
- Englishtodaymateotechny
A compound of μάταιος ‘vain’ + τέχνη ‘art, science’
Ancient Greek μάτη ‘fault, folly’
Ancient Greek μάταιος ‘vain’
Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create, produce’
Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂
Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘art, science’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ματαιοτεχνία
Today it means
noun Any unprofitable scheme.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ματαιοτεχνία / mateotechny