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Where does “micromechanism” come from?

micromechanism (English) comes from English mechanism, from New Latin mechanismus, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

micromechanism (English): Any mechanism whose components are smaller than a...

Definitions

  1. Any mechanism whose components are smaller than a...

Ancestry of “micromechanism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmechanismAny mechanical means for the conversion or...
2New Latinmechanismus—
3Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
4Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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