Etymology of the French word machine
the French word
machinederived from the Latin word
machina (machine; siege engine; scheme)
derived from the Greek word
mekhanederived from the Greek word
mekhosDate
The earliest known usage of machine in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
machinal,
machinisme,
machiniste,
machinique,
turbomachine,
machinerieDerivations in other languages
English
machine, Italian
machineCognates
Dutch
machine, English
machine, German
Maschine, Lithuanian
mašina, Norwegian
maskin, Polish
maszyna, Russian
мaшинa, Spanish
máquina, Swedish
maskin
