Where does “mechanismus” come from?

mechanismus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

Ancestry of “mechanismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
2Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mechanismus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →