Where does “mecànicament” come from?
mecànicament (Catalan) comes from Catalan mecànic, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mecànicament (Catalan): mechanically
Ancestry of “mecànicament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mecànic | mechanic, mechanical; mechanic |
| 2 | Latin | mēchanicus | — |
| 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 |