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Where does “Mechanik” come from?

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

Mechanik (German): mechanics

Definitions

  1. mechanics

Ancestry of “Mechanik”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mechanik”

  • Quantenmechanik
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