Where does “maszynownia” come from?

maszynownia (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.

maszynownia (Polish): engine room, machine room

Definitions

  1. engine room, machine room

Ancestry of “maszynownia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmaszynamachine
2GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchinacontrivance
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή