technologia
The Latin word for technology is technologia.
technologia refers to a body of tools.
Meaning: body of tools (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular genitive form, meaning 'of technology', is technologiae. The plural nominative and accusative form for 'technologies' is also technologiae.
Did you know?
- The Greek root in technologia originally referred to any craft, from carpentry to poetry, treating them as the same kind of 'technology'.
- The word technologia is actually a 'New Latin' creation, meaning it was coined by scholars long after the classical era of Cicero and Caesar.
- The Latin ancestor of the word describes a 'discourse' or 'study' of tools, rather than the tools themselves, due to the suffix -ologia.
Example conversation
Lucia and Lucius are discussing a new invention.
- LuciaVisne hanc technologiam videre?Do you want to see this technology?
- LuciusIta, Lucia. Estne difficilis?Yes, Lucia. Is it difficult?
- LuciaMinime, haec technologia est simplex.Not at all, this technology is simple.
- LuciusGratias, amica mea.Thank you, my friend.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry technologia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries technologia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
