Where does “līndamašīn” come from?
līndamašīn (Livonian) comes from Livonian mašīn, from Latvian mašīna, from Russian маши́на, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά — to be able.
līndamašīn (Livonian): airplane, aeroplane
Definitions
- airplane, aeroplane
Ancestry of “līndamašīn”, step by step
līndamašīn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Livonian mašīn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | mašīn | machine |
| 2 | Latvian | mašīna | machine, machinery, mechanism; car, automobile |
| 3 | Russian | маши́на | motor vehicle, machine; machine |
| 4 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 5 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 6 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 7 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |