Where does “hienomekaniikka” come from?

hienomekaniikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish mekaniikka, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

hienomekaniikka (Finnish): precision mechanics, precision engineering, fine mechanics

Definitions

  1. precision mechanics, precision engineering, fine mechanics

Ancestry of “hienomekaniikka”, step by step

hienomekaniikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mekaniikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmekaniikkamechanics
2Latinmēchanicusengineer
3Ancient Greekμηχανικόςingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Finnish hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός