Etymology

multimechanistic

Today it means: Operating through multiple mechanisms Full definition →

English mechanistic ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  10. New Latinmechanismu
  11. Englishmechan(ism)
  12. Englishmechanistic
  13. English todaymultimechanistic

From multi- + mechanistic.

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