Where does “παιχνιδομηχανή” come from?

παιχνιδομηχανή (Greek) comes from Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή — a machine.

παιχνιδομηχανή (Greek): video game console

Definitions

  1. video game console

Ancestry of “παιχνιδομηχανή”, step by step

παιχνιδομηχανή traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μηχανή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμηχανήmachine, engine; locomotive, the power unit of a...
2Ancient Greekμηχᾰνήa machine

via Greek παιχνίδι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαιχνίδιtoy; game, match; television game show
Every word from Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή →Every word from Greek μηχανή →