English
techne
Techne comes from Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘craft, art’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create, produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tetḱ-‘to create, produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*téḱ-sneh₂reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέχνηtékhnē‘craft, art’
- Englishtodaytechne
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tetḱ-‘to create, produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*téḱ-sneh₂reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέχνηtékhnē‘craft, art’
- Englishtodaytechne
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create, produce’
architecture, arch, textile, pretext, tectonics, tassie, tela, 18 more
through Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘craft, art’
Today it means
noun craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted with episteme or knowing
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- / techne