Where does “ܡܐܟܢܝܘܬܐ” come from?
ܡܐܟܢܝܘܬܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܡܐܟܢܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܡܐܟܢܐ, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
ܡܐܟܢܝܘܬܐ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): mechanics
Definitions
- mechanics
Ancestry of “ܡܐܟܢܝܘܬܐ”, step by step
ܡܐܟܢܝܘܬܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܡܐܟܢܝܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܡܐܟܢܝܐ | mechanical |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܡܐܟܢܐ | machine, device, engine; siege engine; deceit,... |
| 3 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English mechanics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mechanics | The branch of physics that deals with the action... |
| 2 | Latin | mēchanicus | engineer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |