"technical" in seven languages
Meaningtechnical
Spanish
técnico
/ˈtekniko/
learned
Also the noun 'technician': el técnico.
French
technique
/tɛknik/
learned
Also the noun 'technique': une technique.
Italian
tecnico
/ˈtɛkniko/
learned
plural: tecnici
Portuguese
técnico
/ˈtɛkniku/
learned
Romanian
tehnic
/ˈtehnik/
learned
Catalan
tècnic
/ˈtɛknik/
learned
English
technical
/ˈtɛknɪkəl/
from Latin/French · Latin TECHNICUS (Greek tekhnikós) + -al
English → ItaliantechnicaltecnicoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The ancestor
Greek tekhnikós‘of an art or craft’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Greek tékhnē meant 'art, craft, skill'. Only English adds -al; the sisters use the bare Greek adjective, which doubles as a noun.
English relatives: technique, technology, technician
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In a sentence
- esTuvimos un problema técnico.
- frNous avons eu un problème technique.
- itAbbiamo avuto un problema tecnico.
- ptTivemos um problema técnico.
- roAm avut o problemă tehnică.
- caVam tenir un problema tècnic.
- enWe had a technical problem.
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