Where does “pļaujmašīna” come from?
pļaujmašīna (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.
pļaujmašīna (Latvian): harvester, reaper, mower, header
Definitions
- harvester, reaper, mower, header
Ancestry of “pļaujmašīna”, step by step
pļaujmašīna 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 |