Etymology

mechanicism

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Today it means: Synonym of mechanism (“theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes”). Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  3. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  4. Latinmēchanicus
  5. Old Frenchmecanique
  6. Middle Englishmekanyk
  7. Englishmechanic
  8. English todaymechanicism

From mechanic + -ism.

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