Technic
/ˈtɛk.nɪk/noun
A practical method or skill in an art, craft, or field; also relating to technique or technical matters.
Did you know?Technic comes from the same Greek root as *techne*, the word for art, craft, and skilled making — the kind of knowledge ancient people treated almost like a sacred power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tek-
“to make, build, weave”
Ancient Greek
Greek
τέχνη (téchnē)
“art, craft, skill, method”
Latin
Latin
technicus
“of art or skill; technical”
Late Middle English
English
technic
“pertaining to art, craft, or skill”
Modern English
English
technic
“a practical method or skill, especially in an art or field”
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