the word technological is built upon the foundation of the greek concept 'tekhnē', which encompassed art, craft, and systematic skill. this was combined with 'logos', signifying reasoned discourse or study, to form the core idea of the systematic treatment of an art or craft. the latin-derived adjectival suffix 'ical' was later appended, shifting the noun 'technology' into an adjective. thus, technological literally means 'pertaining to the systematic study or discourse of craft', which evolved to describe anything related to the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.

Structure: techn (skill, craft) + o (connecting vowel) + log (study, discourse) + ical (adjective-forming suffix) techn originates from greek 'tekhnē' meaning art, craft, skill. log originates from greek 'logos' meaning word, reason, discourse. ical is a latin-derived suffix forming adjectives meaning 'of or pertaining to'.