Where does “drumomaŝino” come from?

drumomaŝino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maŝino, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

drumomaŝino (Esperanto): drum machine

Definitions

  1. drum machine

Ancestry of “drumomaŝino”, step by step

drumomaŝino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto maŝino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomaŝinomachine
2Latinmāchinacontrivance
3Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
4Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Esperanto drumo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodrumodrum kit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή