Where does “mesin tik” come from?
mesin tik (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tikmachine, from Dutch machine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος.
mesin tik (Indonesian): typewriter
Ancestry of “mesin tik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tikmachine | — |
| 2 | Dutch | machine | machine |
| 3 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 4 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 5 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 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- | — |