Etymology

machinist

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Today it means: A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines. Full definition →

French machiniste ← Latin māchina ← Ancient Greek μηχανή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμηχανή“machine”
  2. Latin · derived frommāchina
  3. French · derived frommachiniste
  4. English todaymachinist

From French machiniste, from machine (“machine, mechanical device”), from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).

Words from the same roots

Latinmāchina all →

machine

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