English
technobabbletechnobabble
From techno- + babble.
A compound of techno- + babble
Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create, produce’
Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂
Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill, trade’
English techno-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-
Proto-Germanic *babalōną ‘to chatter’
Proto-West Germanic *bablōn
Old English *bæblian
Middle English babelen
English babble
Today it means
noun Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
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