Where does “politisk maskineri” come from?
politisk maskineri (Danish) comes from English political machinery, from English machinery, from English machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.
politisk maskineri (Danish): political machinery
Definitions
- political machinery
Ancestry of “politisk maskineri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | political machinery | The existence or activity of political machines |
| 2 | English | machinery | The machines constituting a production apparatus,... |
| 3 | English | machine | A device that directs and controls energy, often... |
| 4 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 5 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |