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Where does “machiner” come from?

machiner (Latin) comes from Latin machinor, from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

machiner (Latin): first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “machiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmachinorI devise, invent; I plot
2Latinmachinamachine; scheme, plan, machination
3Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
4Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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