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Where does “mesin tulis” come from?

mesin tulis (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian mesin, 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 tulis (Indonesian): typewriter

Definitions

  1. typewriter

Ancestry of “mesin tulis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmesinmachine; engine
2Dutchmachinemachine
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchina—
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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