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Where does “machinal” come from?

machinal (French) comes from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

machinal (French): machinal

Definitions

  1. machinal

Ancestry of “machinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
2Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
3Latinmāchina—
4Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
5Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
6Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “machinal”

  • machinalement
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