English
subtechnology
From sub- + technology.
Formed from sub- + technology
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος ‘treating by rules of art’
Ancient Greek τεχνολογία ‘systematic treatment’
English technology
Today it means
noun A secondary or subsidiary technology.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subtechnology”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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