English word machine comes from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh-, Ancient Greek (to 1453) μηχᾰνή, Ancient Greek (to 1453) μᾱχανᾱ́, Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́, Doric Greek μᾱχανᾱ́, and later Latin machina (Machine. Scheme, plan, machination.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *meh₂gh- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer |
| μηχᾰνή | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| μᾱχανᾱ́ | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ | Doric Greek (grc-dor) | |
| μᾱχανᾱ́ | Doric Greek (grc-dor) | |
| μῆχος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| μηχανή | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| machina | Latin (lat) | Machine. Scheme, plan, machination. |
| machine | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | Machine; device. |
| machine | English (en) | (computing) A computer.. (dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.. (euphemistic, obsolete) Penis.. (figuratively) A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.. (politics, chiefly, US) The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban [...] |