Where does “machinator” come from?

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

machinator (Latin): engineer; inventor; second-person singular future...

Definitions

  1. engineer; inventor; second-person singular future...

Ancestry of “machinator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāchinorto devise, invent
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 “machinator

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή