Etymology

mechano-gated

Today it means: mechanically gated Full definition →

English gated ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishgated
  7. English todaymechano-gated

From mechano- + gated.

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