Where does “méchanique” come from?

méchanique (French) comes from Old French mecanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “méchanique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmecanique
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

Words derived from “méchanique

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός