Where does “mecanismo” come from?

mecanismo (Portuguese) comes from New Latin mechanismus, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

mecanismo (Portuguese): mechanism

Definitions

  1. mechanism

Ancestry of “mecanismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmechanismus—
2Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
3Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mecanismo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →