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