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Where does “endomechanical” come from?

endomechanical (English) comes from English endo-, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

endomechanical (English): Describing any device who mechanism operates...

Definitions

  1. Describing any device who mechanism operates...

Ancestry of “endomechanical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishendo-Alternative form of end-; inner; internal, inside
2Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
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