Etymology

telemechanical

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Today it means: Of or relating to the operation of mechanisms at a distance. Full definition →

English mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  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 Englishmechanic
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Middle Englishmechanical
  13. Englishmechanical
  14. English todaytelemechanical

From tele- + mechanical.

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