LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

technicus

technicus (feminine technica, neuter technicum)
Classical[ˈtɛkʰ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛk.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetechnical

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetechnicustechnicatechnicum
genitivetechnicītechnicaetechnicī
dativetechnicōtechnicaetechnicō
accusativetechnicumtechnicamtechnicum
ablativetechnicōtechnicātechnicō
vocativetechnicetechnicatechnicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetechnicītechnicaetechnica
genitivetechnicōrumtechnicārumtechnicōrum
dativetechnicīstechnicīstechnicīs
accusativetechnicōstechnicāstechnica
ablativetechnicīstechnicīstechnicīs
vocativetechnicītechnicaetechnica

technĭcus, i, m., = τεχνικός,
I. a teacher of art, technologist, Quint. 2, 13, 15.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  3. Latintechnicus

Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin technicus From Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill, art”) + Latin -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalantècnic
  • Frenchtechnique
  • Italiantecnico
  • Portuguesetécnico
  • Romaniantehnic
  • Spanishtécnico
  • Galiciantécnico
  • Ladintecnich

Quick answers

What does technicus mean in Latin?
technicus, a adjective, means “technical”.
How do you pronounce technicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛkʰ.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛk.ni.kus].
Where does technicus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- → Latin technicus.