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Where does “antimachine” come from?

antimachine (English) comes from English 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-.

antimachine (English): Opposing the political machine of a region

Definitions

  1. Opposing the political machine of a region

Ancestry of “antimachine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmachineA device that directs and controls energy, often...
2Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
3Latinmāchina—
4Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
5Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
6Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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