Etymology

mechanics

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Today it means: The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass. Full definition →

Latin mēchanicus ← Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  3. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  4. Latinmēchanicus
  5. English todaymechanics

From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”).

Words from the same roots

Latinmēchanicus all →

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Ancient Greekμηχανικός all →

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