Etymology

biomechanist

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Today it means: One who studies or works in biomechanics. Full definition →

English mechanist ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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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 Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  7. New Latinmechanismu
  8. Englishmechanism
  9. Englishmechanist
  10. English todaybiomechanist

From bio- + mechanist.

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