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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.

kraanmachinist (Dutch): crane operator

Definitions

  1. crane operator

Ancestry of “kraanmachinist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmachinistA machine-operator, engineer; notably
2Frenchmachinistemachine operator, machinist; grip
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchina—
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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