Etymology

immechanically

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Today it means: In a manner that is not mechanical. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English immechanical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinim-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  10. Latinmēchanicus
  11. Old Frenchmecanique
  12. Middle Englishmechanic
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Middle Englishmechanical
  16. Englishmechanical
  17. Englishimmechanical
  18. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  19. Proto-Germanic*līką
  20. English todayimmechanically

From immechanical + -ly.

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