Where does “rakstāmmašīna” come from?
rakstāmmašīna (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.
rakstāmmašīna (Latvian): typewriter
Definitions
- typewriter
Ancestry of “rakstāmmašīna”, step by step
rakstāmmašīna 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 |
via Latvian rakstāms
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | rakstāms | which can or should be written; indefinite... |