Where does “maskin” come from?
maskin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
maskin (Norwegian Bokmål): a machine
Ancestry of “maskin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 2 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 3 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “maskin”