Etymology

telemechanic

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Today it means: telemechanical Full definition →

English mechanic ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  6. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  7. Latinmēchanicus
  8. Old Frenchmecanique
  9. Middle Englishmekanyk
  10. Englishmechanic
  11. English todaytelemechanic

From tele- + mechanic.

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