Where does “antimachinery” come from?
antimachinery (English) comes from English machinery, 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- — to be able.
antimachinery (English): Opposing the use of machinery
Definitions
- Opposing the use of machinery
Ancestry of “antimachinery”, step by step
antimachinery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English machinery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | machinery | The machines constituting a production apparatus,... |
| 2 | English | machine | A device that directs and controls energy, often... |
| 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 |