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Where does “mechanismus” come from?

mechanismus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “mechanismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
2Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “mechanismus”

  • mechanism
  • mechanistic
  • mechanistically
  • mechanist
  • servomechanism
  • pathomechanism
  • nonmechanistic
  • biomechanist
  • antimechanistic
  • micromechanism
  • biomechanism
  • antimechanist
  • multimechanistic
  • neuromechanism
  • antimechanism
  • nonmechanistically
  • unmechanistic
  • nanomechanism
  • pathomechanistic
  • telemechanism
  • メカニズム
  • mekanismo
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