Etymology

submechanism

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Today it means: A subset of a mechanism Full definition →

English mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  8. New Latinmechanismu
  9. Englishmechanism
  10. English todaysubmechanism

From sub- + mechanism.

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