Where does “ម៉ាស៊ីនគិតលេខ” come from?
ម៉ាស៊ីនគិតលេខ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
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Ancestry of “ម៉ាស៊ីនគិតលេខ”, step by step
ម៉ាស៊ីនគិតលេខ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ម៉ាស៊ីន | machine, motor, engine, device |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |