Where does “maskinskrivare” come from?

maskinskrivare (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

maskinskrivare (Swedish): a typist

Definitions

a typist

Ancestry of “maskinskrivare”, step by step

maskinskrivare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish maskin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	maskin	machine
2	French	machine	machine, device; machine
3	Middle French	machine	machine; device
4	Latin	māchina	contrivance
5	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
6	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
8	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Swedish skrivare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	skrivare	a scribe; one who writes; a printer
2	Swedish	skriva	to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...
3	Old Swedish	skriva	to write; to paint, to draw
4	Old Norse	skrifa	—
5	Proto-Germanic	skrībaną	to write
6	Latin	scrībō	to write
7	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
8	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →