Etymology

biomechanic

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English mechanic ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  8. Latinmēchanicus
  9. Old Frenchmecanique
  10. Middle Englishmekanyk
  11. Englishmechanic
  12. English todaybiomechanic

From bio- + mechanic.

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