Where does “machina” come from?
machina (French) comes from French machiner, from Latin māchinārī, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
machina (French): third-person singular past historic of machiner
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of machiner
Ancestry of “machina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | machiner | to equip with machines; to machinate; to scheme |
| 2 | Latin | māchinārī | — |
| 3 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |