techno-comb. form

Etymology: < ancient Greek τεχνο-, combining form (in e.g. τεχνογράϕος : see technographer n.) of τέχνη art < the Indo-European base of Sanskrit takṣ- to fashion, takṣan carpenter, ancient Greek τέκτων carpenter (see tectonic adj.), classical Latin texere to weave (see text n.¹) + a suffix forming nouns also found in ancient Greek πάχνη hoar frost (see pachnolite n.); compare -o- connective. Compare French techno- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent.), German techno- (formations in which are found from at least the second half of the 20th cent.), post-classical Latin techno- (apparently found only in borrowings < Greek).Attested earliest in the early 17th cent. in technology n. and slightly later in the corresponding adjective technological adj., both adaptations of Greek and Latin words. Formations within English are found from the 19th cent., and are especially numerous from the 20th cent.