Where does “maŝinpafilo” come from?

maŝinpafilo (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.

maŝinpafilo (Esperanto): machine gun

Definitions

machine gun

Ancestry of “maŝinpafilo”, step by step

maŝinpafilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto maŝino

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	maŝino	machine
2	Latin	māchina	contrivance
3	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
4	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
6	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Esperanto pafilo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	pafilo	firearm
2	Esperanto	-ilo	an instrument, a tool for performing the action...
3	Proto-Germanic	-ilaz	agent suffix; diminutive suffix
4	Proto-Indo-European	-lós	Forms agent nouns from verbal roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →