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Where does “machining” come from?

Machining derives from machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά and μηχανή, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-.

machining (English): present participle of machine; The act or process...

Definitions

  1. present participle of machine; The act or process...

Ancestry of “machining”, 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-—

Words derived from “machining”

  • micromachining
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