Where does “mēchanicus” come from?

mēchanicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mēchanicus (Latin): engineer

Definitions

  1. engineer

Ancestry of “mēchanicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηχανικόςingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to...
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mēchanicus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →