Where does “fly” come from?
fly (Danish) comes from Danish flyvemaskine, from Danish maskine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
fly (Danish): airplane; to flee; to shun
Definitions
- airplane; to flee; to shun
Ancestry of “fly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | flyvemaskine | airplane, aeroplane |
| 2 | Danish | maskine | machine; engine |
| 3 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 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- | — |