Where does “maskinmässighet” come from?

maskinmässighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish maskinmässig, from Swedish maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.

maskinmässighet (Swedish): mechanicalness, soullessness

Definitions

  1. mechanicalness, soullessness

Ancestry of “maskinmässighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmaskinmässigmachinelike; mechanical, soulless
2Swedishmaskinmachine
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchinacontrivance
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή