Where does “مکانیکی” come from?
مکانیکی (Persian) comes from Persian مکانیک, from French mécanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
مکانیکی (Persian): an automobile repair shop
Definitions
- an automobile repair shop
Ancestry of “مکانیکی”, step by step
مکانیکی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian مکانیک
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | مکانیک | mechanic a skilled worker in charge of maintenance or repairing machinery |
| 2 | French | mécanique | mechanical; mechanic; mechanics |
| 3 | Latin | mēchanicus | engineer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |