Where does “bitmaszyna” come from?
bitmaszyna (Polish) comes from Polish maszyna, from German Maschine, 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.
bitmaszyna (Polish): sampler, drum machine
Definitions
- sampler, drum machine
Ancestry of “bitmaszyna”, step by step
bitmaszyna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish maszyna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | maszyna | machine |
| 2 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 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 |
via Polish bit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bit | bit |
| 2 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 3 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 4 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |