Etymology

unmechanistic

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Today it means: Not mechanistic. Full definition →

English mechanistic ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  10. New Latinmechanismu
  11. Englishmechan(ism)
  12. Englishmechanistic
  13. English todayunmechanistic

From un- + mechanistic.

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