Where does “maciullatura” come from?
maciullatura (Italian) comes from Italian maciullare, from Italian maciulla, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
maciullatura (Italian): scutching
Ancestry of “maciullatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | maciullare | to scutch; to crush or mangle |
| 2 | Italian | maciulla | scutch |
| 3 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |