Where does “maquinador” come from?

maquinador (Spanish) comes from Spanish maquinar, from Latin māchinor, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

maquinador (Spanish): deviser, plotter, machinator; Metalworker who...

Definitions

  1. deviser, plotter, machinator; Metalworker who...

Ancestry of “maquinador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmaquinarto machinate, plot
2Latinmāchinorto devise, invent
3Latinmāchinacontrivance
4Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
5Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
6Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή