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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos) Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος (tekhnológos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología)lbor. English technology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English technological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English technologically From technological + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a technological manner.
   • what humans have accomplished technologically
2. Concerning or using technology.
   • Sighted on Habitat 7, this unknown species has proven to be extremely dangerous. Their armor and equipment suggest a technologically advanced species capable of spaceflight, while their battle tactics indicate attritional warfare with a centralized command. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Unknown Species Codex entry:
   • For now, it is technologically impossible to have a manned flight to Mercury.
   • A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems […] 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

Forms

Deriveds

microtechnologically · histotechnologically

Synonyms

technically

Translations (12)

fr technologiquement (in a technological manner) · hu technológiailag (in a technological manner) · uk технологі́чно (in a technological manner) · pl technologicznie (in a technological manner) · it tecnologicamente (in a technological manner) · pt tecnologicamente (in a technological manner) · es tecnológicamente (in a technological manner) · ka ტექნოლოგიურად (in a technological manner) · mt teknoloġikament (in a technological manner) · el τεχνολογικά (in a technological manner) · ca tecnològicament (in a technological manner) · ru технологи́чески (in a technological manner)