Where does “schrijfmachine” come from?

schrijfmachine (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

schrijfmachine (Dutch): typewriter

Definitions

typewriter

Ancestry of “schrijfmachine”, step by step

schrijfmachine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch machine

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	machine	machine mechanical or electrical device
2	French	machine	machine, device; machine
3	Middle French	machine	machine; device
4	Latin	māchina	contrivance
5	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
6	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
8	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Dutch schrijf

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	schrijf

Words derived from “schrijfmachine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →