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Where does “pathomechanism” come from?

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

pathomechanism (English): pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a...

Definitions

  1. pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a...

Ancestry of “pathomechanism”, 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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