technophobe

/ˈteknəʊˌfəʊb/TEK-noh-fohb

/ˈtɛknoʊˌfoʊb/TEK-noh-fohb

Meaningone who fears technology

Common meaning: a person wary of new technology

techncraft, skill in makingLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 804 · scan
phobfear, panic flightLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 867 · scan

‘craft, skill in making’ + ‘fear, panic flight’ → technophobe

Journey through time

Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.

techn — Greek τέχνη “craft, skill in making” (dictionary form; path not traced)
phob — Greek φόβος “fear, panic flight” (dictionary form; path not traced)

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill in making’ + Greek φόβος ‘fear, panic flight’.

Did you know (Greek phobos meant…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry φόβος, p. 867 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Greek techne, "craft",…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry τέχνη, p. 804 · dictionary scan

Roots

τέχνη Greek “craft, skill in making”
φόβος Greek “fear, panic flight”

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