Where does “kraanmachinist” come from?
kraanmachinist (Dutch) comes from Dutch machinist, from French machiniste, 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.
kraanmachinist (Dutch): crane operator
Definitions
- crane operator
Ancestry of “kraanmachinist”, step by step
kraanmachinist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch machinist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | machinist | A machine-operator, engineer; notably |
| 2 | French | machiniste | machine operator, machinist; grip |
| 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 |