Where does “永久機関” come from?

永久機関 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 永久 — permanence; continuing forever; being timeless;...

永久機関 (Japanese): perpetual motion machine

Definitions

  1. perpetual motion machine

Ancestry of “永久機関”, step by step

永久機関 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 永久

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese永久permanence; continuing forever; being timeless;...

via Japanese 機関

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese機関engine, machine
Every word from Japanese 永久