Where does “turbomachine” come from?
turbomachine (English) comes from English machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
turbomachine (English): Any machine that transfers energy between a rotor...
Definitions
- Any machine that transfers energy between a rotor...
Ancestry of “turbomachine”, step by step
turbomachine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English machine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | machine | A device that directs and controls energy, often... |
| 2 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 3 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English Turbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Turbo | A turbine |
| 2 | English | turbine | Any of various rotary machines that use the... |
| 3 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |