Where does “mechanike” come from?

mechanike (Middle English) comes from Old French mecanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mechanike (Middle English): mechanic art

Definitions

  1. mechanic art

Ancestry of “mechanike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmecanique—
2Latinmēchanicusengineer
3Ancient Greekμηχανικόςingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mechanike”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →