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Where does “машинный” come from?

машинный (Russian) comes from Russian маши́на, 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.

Ancestry of “машинный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмаши́наmotor vehicle, machine; machine
2GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchina—
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “машинный”

  • машинно-читаемый
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