Where does “Suchmaschinenoptimierung” come from?
Suchmaschinenoptimierung (German) comes from German Suchmaschine, 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 — to be able.
Suchmaschinenoptimierung (German): search engine optimization
Definitions
- search engine optimization
Ancestry of “Suchmaschinenoptimierung”, step by step
Suchmaschinenoptimierung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Suchmaschine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Suchmaschine | search engine |
| 2 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 3 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 4 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 5 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via German Optimierung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Optimierung | optimization |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |