Where does “betongblandemaskin” come from?
betongblandemaskin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blandemaskin, from Norwegian Bokmål maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.
betongblandemaskin (Norwegian Bokmål): a concrete mixer
Definitions
- a concrete mixer
Ancestry of “betongblandemaskin”, step by step
betongblandemaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blandemaskin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blandemaskin | a mixer |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | maskin | a machine |
| 3 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 4 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 5 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |