Where does “mecanic” come from?
mecanic (Romanian) comes from French mécanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mecanic (Romanian): mechanical; mechanic
Ancestry of “mecanic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mécanique | mechanical; mechanic; mechanics |
| 2 | Latin | mēchanicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |