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Etymology of the English word mechanist

the English word mechanist

derived from the English word mechanic

derived from the Old French word mecanique

derived 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 mekhane

derived from the Greek word mekhos

using the English suffix -ist

derived from the Latin suffix -ista

derived from the Greek suffix -istes

Word found in Modern English