Where does “macchinale” come from?

macchinale (Italian) comes from Latin machinalis, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

macchinale (Italian): mechanical

Definitions

  1. mechanical

Ancestry of “macchinale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmachinalisOf or pertaining to machines
2Latinmāchinacontrivance
3Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
4Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “macchinale

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή