"technique" in seven languages
Meaningtechnique
Spanish
técnica
/ˈteknika/
fem.learned
French
technique
/tɛknik/
fem.learned
Italian
tecnica
/ˈtɛknika/
fem.learned
Portuguese
técnica
/ˈtɛknikɐ/
fem.learned
Romanian
tehnică
/ˈtehnikə/
fem.learned
Catalan
tècnica
/ˈtɛknikə/
fem.learned
English
technique
/tɛkˈnik/
from Latin/French · French technique
English → ItaliantechniquetecnicaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The ancestor
Greek tekhnikós (Latin TECHNICUS)‘of art or craft’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Greek tékhnē meant 'craft, skill'. Spanish and Italian drop the h; English kept the French form and its stress on the last syllable.
English relatives: technical, technology, technician
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In a sentence
- esTiene muy buena técnica.
- frIl a une très bonne technique.
- itHa un'ottima tecnica.
- ptEle tem uma técnica muito boa.
- roAre o tehnică foarte bună.
- caTé molt bona tècnica.
- enHe has a very good technique.
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