Where does “šrajbmašina” come from?
šrajbmašina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schreibmaschine, 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.
šrajbmašina (Serbo-Croatian): typewriter
Ancestry of “šrajbmašina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schreibmaschine | typewriter |
| 2 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 3 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 4 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 5 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 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- | — |