Etymograph

English

techno-optimism

From techno- + optimism.

Formed from techno- + optimism

Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create, produce’

Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂

Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill, trade’

English techno-

Proto-Italic *dwenos ‘good’

Archaic Latin duenos

Old Latin duonus

Latin bonus ‘good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant’

French optimisme

English optimism

Today it means

noun Optimism about the potential of technology.

Sources

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