Where does “maskinkode” come from?

maskinkode (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk maskin, 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- — to be able.

maskinkode (Norwegian Nynorsk): machine code

Definitions

  1. machine code

Ancestry of “maskinkode”, step by step

maskinkode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmaskin<br>; machine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Norwegian Nynorsk kode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkodea code; to code; raw milk
2Latincōdextree trunk; book, notebook
3LatincaudexA tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →