Where does “skribmaŝino” come from?

skribmaŝino (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.

skribmaŝino (Esperanto): typewriter

Definitions

typewriter

Ancestry of “skribmaŝino”, step by step

skribmaŝino 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 skribi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	skribi	to write
2	Latin	scrībere	—
3	Latin	scrībō	to write
4	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
5	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

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