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Tekton, the ancient Greek word for artisan

4 points| manlobster | 1 year ago |en.wikipedia.org

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cafard|1 year ago

Liddell and Scott give carpenter or builder as the primary meaning, with "tektosune" being the art of carpentry or building. "Techne", with a chi rather than a kappa, is the root word for technology.

mock-possum|1 year ago

That’s where we get ‘technology’ from iirc