Where does “lidmašīna” come from?
lidmašīna (Latvian) comes from Latvian mašīna, from Russian маши́на, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.
lidmašīna (Latvian): airplane
Definitions
- airplane
Ancestry of “lidmašīna”, step by step
lidmašīna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian mašīna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | mašīna | machine, machinery, mechanism; car, automobile |
| 2 | Russian | маши́на | motor vehicle, machine; machine |
| 3 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 4 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 5 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 6 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |