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Where does “quantenmechanisch” come from?

quantenmechanisch (German) comes from German mechanisch, from French méchanique, from Old French mecanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

quantenmechanisch (German): quantum mechanical

Definitions

  1. quantum mechanical

Ancestry of “quantenmechanisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmechanischmechanical; mechanically
2Frenchméchanique—
3Old Frenchmecanique—
4Latinmēchanicus—
5Ancient Greekμηχανικόςingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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