Where does “maamekaniikka” come from?
maamekaniikka (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.
maamekaniikka (Finnish): soil mechanics
Definitions
- soil mechanics
Ancestry of “maamekaniikka”, step by step
maamekaniikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mekaniikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mekaniikka | mechanics |
| 2 | Latin | mēchanicus | engineer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |