Etymology

mechanist

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Today it means: A person who takes a mechanical view; someone who subscribes to mechanism. Full definition →

English mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  3. New Latinmechanismu
  4. Englishmechanism
  5. English todaymechanist

From mechanism + -ist.

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