Where does “macchinetta” come from?

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

macchinetta (Italian): Diminutive of macchina; small machine; device;...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of macchina; small machine; device;...

Ancestry of “macchinetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmacchinamachine; car, motorcar
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 “macchinetta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-