Where does “fotoğraf makinesi” come from?

fotoğraf makinesi (Turkish) comes from Turkish makine, from Ottoman Turkish ماكینه, from Italian macchina, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

fotoğraf makinesi (Turkish): still camera

Definitions

  1. still camera

Ancestry of “fotoğraf makinesi”, step by step

fotoğraf makinesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish makine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmakinemachine
2Ottoman Turkishماكینهmachine, any device that directs and controls energy
3Italianmacchinamachine; car, motorcar
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Turkish fotoğraf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishfotoğrafphoto
2Ottoman Turkishفوطوغرافphotograph
3Frenchphotographephotographer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή