Where does “меха” come from?
меха (Russian) comes from Japanese メカ, from Japanese メカニック, from English mechanic, from Middle English mechanike, from Old French mecanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
меха (Russian): mecha; genitive/accusative singular of мех;...
Definitions
- mecha; genitive/accusative singular of мех;...
Ancestry of “меха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | メカ | mechanism; machine; a mechanic; a robot; a mecha |
| 2 | Japanese | メカニック | a mechanic; mechanics; operation; mechanism |
| 3 | English | mechanic | mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the... |
| 4 | Middle English | mechanike | mechanic art |
| 5 | Old French | mecanique | — |
| 6 | Latin | mēchanicus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |