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Where does “dremašina” come from?

dremašina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Drehmaschine, 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.

dremašina (Serbo-Croatian): lathe

Definitions

  1. lathe

Ancestry of “dremašina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrehmaschinelathe
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-—
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