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Where does “Mach” come from?

Mach comes from Czech Mach, a surname of unknown origin and meaning.

Mach (English): a ratio of the speed to the speed of sound in...

Definitions

  1. a ratio of the speed to the speed of sound in...

Ancestry of “Mach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakMach—
2Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss

Words derived from “Mach”

  • Machism
  • Machist
  • Machmeter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews- →