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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-.

Schreibmaschine (German): typewriter

Definitions

  1. typewriter

Ancestry of “Schreibmaschine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchina—
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Schreibmaschine”

  • šrajbmašina
  • шрајбмашина
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →