Where does “メカ” come from?
メカ (Japanese) comes from Japanese メカニック, from English mechanic, from Middle English mechanike, from Old French mecanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
メカ (Japanese): mechanism; machine; a mechanic; a robot; a mecha
Definitions
- mechanism; machine; a mechanic; a robot; a mecha
Ancestry of “メカ”, step by step
メカ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese メカニック
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | メカニック | a mechanic; mechanics; operation; mechanism |
| 2 | English | mechanic | mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the... |
| 3 | Middle English | mechanike | mechanic art |
| 4 | Old French | mecanique | — |
| 5 | Latin | mēchanicus | engineer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English mechanical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mechanical | Characteristic of someone who does manual labour... |
| 2 | Middle English | mechanical | — |