Where does “deus ex machina” come from?

deus ex machina (English) comes from Latin deus ex māchinā, from Ancient Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός.

deus ex machina (English): Any resolution to a story that does not pay due...

Definitions

  1. Any resolution to a story that does not pay due...

Ancestry of “deus ex machina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeus ex māchinādeus ex machina
2Ancient Greekἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεόςEvery word from Latin deus ex māchinā
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