Etymology

mechanicalization

Today it means: The process of making something mechanical. Full definition →

English mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  3. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  4. Latinmēchanicus
  5. Old Frenchmecanique
  6. Middle Englishmechanic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Middle Englishmechanical
  10. Englishmechanical
  11. English todaymechanicalization

From mechanical + -ization.

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