Where does “Schreibmaschine” come from?

Schreibmaschine (German) comes from German Maschine, 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- — to be able.

Schreibmaschine (German): typewriter

Definitions

typewriter

Ancestry of “Schreibmaschine”, step by step

Schreibmaschine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maschine

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Maschine	machine; engine; airplane
2	French	machine	machine, device; machine
3	Middle French	machine	machine; device
4	Latin	māchina	contrivance
5	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
6	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
8	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via German schreiben

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	schreiben	to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
2	Middle High German	schrīben	—
3	Old High German	scrīban	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	skrīban	to write
5	Proto-Germanic	skrībaną	to write
6	Latin	scrībō	to write
7	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
8	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

Words derived from “Schreibmaschine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →