Etymology of the English word mechanics
the English word
mechanicsderived from the English word
mechanicderived from the Old French word
mecaniquederived from the Latin word
mechanicus (engineer; mechanic; acrobat performing w; mechanical; of, concerned with machines)
derived from the Greek word
mechanikos, μηχανικός
derived from the Greek word
mechane, μηχανή
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*magh-derived from the Greek word
mekhanederived from the Greek word
mekhosusing the English suffix
-icsDerivations in English
mechatronics,
aeromechanics,
biomechanics,
hydromechanics,
telemechanicsCognates
Dutch
mechanica, French
mécanique, French
méchanique, German
Mechanik, Italian
meccanico, Italian
meccanica, Latin
mechanica, Lithuanian
mechanika, Norwegian
mekanikk, Polish
mechanika, Russian
мexaникa, Spanish
mecanico, Swedish
mekanikUsage
Word found in Modern English
