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Where does “mechanical” come from?

Mechanical comes from Middle English mechanical, meaning relating to machines or manual work.

mechanical (English): Characteristic of someone who does manual labour...

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of someone who does manual labour...

Ancestry of “mechanical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmechanical—

Words derived from “mechanical”

  • mechanically
  • biomechanical
  • electromechanical
  • thermomechanical
  • micromechanical
  • microelectromechanical
  • photomechanical
  • biomechanically
  • nanomechanical
  • nonmechanical
  • geomechanical
  • nanoelectromechanical
  • hydromechanical
  • optomechanical
  • unmechanical
  • chemomechanical
  • mechanicalness
  • electromechanically
  • photomechanically
  • physicomechanical
  • magnetomechanical
  • neuromechanical
  • pharmacomechanical
  • aeromechanical
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