Where does “mašinistka” come from?

mašinistka (Ingrian) comes from Russian машинистка, from Russian машини́ст, from German Maschinist, from French machiniste, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά — to be able.

mašinistka (Ingrian): typist

Definitions

  1. typist

Ancestry of “mašinistka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмашинисткаfemale typist
2Russianмашини́стmachinist, engine driver; engineman
3GermanMaschinist(train) engine driver, engineer
4Frenchmachinistemachine operator, machinist; grip
5Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
6Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
7Latinmāchinacontrivance
8Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
9Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
10Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή