Etymograph

English

technostalgia

Blend of techno- + nostalgia.

A blend of techno- + nostalgia

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

Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂

Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘craft, skill, trade’

English techno-

New Latin nostalgia

English nostalgia

Today it means

noun Fond reminiscence of, or longing for, outdated technology.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “technostalgia”. 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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