Etymology of the Latin word mechanicus
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
mekhosDerivations in other languages
French
mecanique, Italian
meccanico
