Etymology

thermomechanics

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Today it means: The study of the effects of heat upon the mechanical properties of materials Full definition →

English mechanics ← Latin mēchanicus ← Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
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The story

  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. Englishmechanics
  11. English todaythermomechanics

From thermo- + mechanics.

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