Etymology

antimechanism

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Today it means: A belief that opposes mechanism. Full definition →

English mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  9. New Latinmechanismu
  10. Englishmechanism
  11. English todayantimechanism

From anti- + mechanism.

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