Where does “mașinalicește” come from?
mașinalicește (Romanian) comes from Romanian mașinal, from French machinal, 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.
mașinalicește (Romanian): like a machine
Definitions
- like a machine
Ancestry of “mașinalicește”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mașinal | mechanical |
| 2 | French | machinal | automatic, unconscious, unvoluntary, mindless |
| 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 |