Where does “maquinari” come from?

maquinari (Catalan) comes from Latin machinarius, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

maquinari (Catalan): hardware (part of a computer that is fixed)

Definitions

  1. hardware (part of a computer that is fixed)

Ancestry of “maquinari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmachinariusOf or pertaining to machines; One who works on a...
2Latinmāchinacontrivance
3Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
4Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή