Etymology

thermomechanical

Today it means: Both thermal and mechanical. Full definition →

English mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  9. Latinmēchanicus
  10. Old Frenchmecanique
  11. Middle Englishmechanic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Middle Englishmechanical
  15. Englishmechanical
  16. English todaythermomechanical

From thermo- + mechanical.

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