Where does “maskinskriverska” come from?

maskinskriverska (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.

maskinskriverska (Swedish): a female typist

Definitions

  1. a female typist

Ancestry of “maskinskriverska”, step by step

maskinskriverska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmaskinmachine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Swedish skriva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrivato write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...
2Old Swedishskrivato write; to paint, to draw
3Old Norseskrifa
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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