myEtymology.com: French etymology of mecanique

Etymology of the French word mecanique

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

Word found in Old French