Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mechano-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
mechano-
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

involving the use of machines or mechanisms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- mechan(ic) + -o-

Questions

What does mechano- mean?
involving the use of machines or mechanisms
Where does mechano- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- mechan(ic) + -o-

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