Where does “maszynopis” come from?
maszynopis (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.
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Ancestry of “maszynopis”, step by step
maszynopis 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 pisać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pisać | to write; to write, to take; to say |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pisač | printer; burner |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | písati | to write |
| 4 | French | pisser | to piss; to pour with |
| 5 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 7 | Latin | pissio | I piss |