Where does “atomechanics” come from?
atomechanics (English) comes from English atom, from Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
atomechanics (English): The mechanics of atoms
Definitions
- The mechanics of atoms
Ancestry of “atomechanics”, step by step
atomechanics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atom | The smallest possible amount of matter which... |
| 2 | Middle English | attome | atom |
| 3 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 4 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English mechanics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mechanics | The branch of physics that deals with the action... |
| 2 | Latin | mēchanicus | engineer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |