Where does “Tunnelbohrmaschine” come from?
Tunnelbohrmaschine (German) comes from German Bohrmaschine, 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.
Tunnelbohrmaschine (German): tunnel boring machine, TBM, tunnelling machine a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
Definitions
- tunnel boring machine, TBM, tunnelling machine a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
Ancestry of “Tunnelbohrmaschine”, step by step
Tunnelbohrmaschine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bohrmaschine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bohrmaschine | drill |
| 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 |