Etymograph

English

technofunk

From techno- + funk.

Formed from techno- + funk

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

Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂

Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill, trade’

English techno-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘smoke’

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Vulgar Latin fūmicāre

Old Northern French fungier ‘to smoke’

French funquer

French dialectal

English funk

Today it means

noun A style of electronic dance music influenced by funk.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “technofunk”. 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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