Where does “kofferschrijfmachine” come from?
kofferschrijfmachine (Dutch) comes from Dutch schrijfmachine, from Dutch machine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.
kofferschrijfmachine (Dutch): a typewriter which has its own solid, roughly suitcase-shaped casing
Definitions
- a typewriter which has its own solid, roughly suitcase-shaped casing
Ancestry of “kofferschrijfmachine”, step by step
kofferschrijfmachine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schrijfmachine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schrijfmachine | typewriter |
| 2 | Dutch | machine | machine mechanical or electrical device |
| 3 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 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 |