Etymology

mechanistically

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Today it means: In a mechanistic, impersonal or automatic manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English mechanistic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  3. New Latinmechanismu
  4. Englishmechan(ism)
  5. Englishmechanistic
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaymechanistically

From mechanistic + -ally.

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