Where does “palomašina” come from?
palomašina (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian mašina, from Russian маши́на, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.
palomašina (Ingrian): fire engine
Definitions
- fire engine
Ancestry of “palomašina”, step by step
palomašina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian mašina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | mašina | car |
| 2 | Russian | маши́на | motor vehicle, machine; machine |
| 3 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 4 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 5 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 6 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |