English
technobureaucracy
Technobureaucracy comes from French bureaucratie ‘bureaucracy’, from Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος ‘might’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kret-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krét-osreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρᾰ́τοςkrắtos‘might’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbureaucratie‘bureaucracy’
- English1500–presentbureaucracy
- Englishtodaytechnobureaucracy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kret-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krét-osreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρᾰ́τοςkrắtos‘might’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbureaucratie‘bureaucracy’
- English1500–presentbureaucracy
- Englishtodaytechnobureaucracy
A compound of techno- + bureaucracy
Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create, produce’
Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂
Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill, trade’
English techno-
Proto-Indo-European *kret-
Proto-Indo-European *krét-os
Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος ‘might’
French bureaucratie
English bureaucracy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kret-
through Proto-Indo-European *krét-os
through French bureaucratie ‘bureaucracy’
Today it means
noun A technological bureaucracy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kret- / technobureaucracy