Where does “skrivmaskinist” come from?
skrivmaskinist (Swedish) comes from Swedish skrivmaskin, 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.
skrivmaskinist (Swedish): a typist, someone who writes on a typewriter
Definitions
- a typist, someone who writes on a typewriter
Ancestry of “skrivmaskinist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | skrivmaskin | a typewriter; a typesetting machine; a... |
| 2 | Swedish | maskin | machine |
| 3 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 4 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 5 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |