| 【mechan】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "mekhane," "mekhanikos," "makhana," and "mechane." It carries the basic meaning of "machine," and "instrument." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "mechan"]
machine ****[1062] A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work.
mechanic **[3873] A mechanic is someone whose job is to repair and maintain machines and engines, especially car engines.
mechanical ***[2575] A mechanical device has parts that move when it is working, often using power from an engine or from electricity.
mechanism ****[2054] In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function.
[WORD ROOT]root mechan
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] mechan, machine
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) mekhane, mekhanikos, makhana, mechane
[MEANING]root machine, instrument
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 mekhane [(Watkins) from PIE *magh-ana-] device, tool, machine, (also) contrivance, cunning
- 【Greek】 mekhanikos [from mekhane] full of resources, inventive, ingenious, (literally) mechanical, pertaining to machines
- 【Greek】 makhana [Doric variant of Attic mekhane]
- 【Greek】 mechane [=mekhane] a machine, engine, device
- 【Latin】 machina [from Greek makhana] machine, engine, military machine; device, trick; instrument
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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machine ★★★★[1062] noun from machine 〈 mechan
【DEFINITION】 A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work.
【pl.】 machines
【ROOTs】 machine(mechan); machine, instrument
【Etymology】 《Greek mekhane》 [(Watkins) from PIE *magh-ana-] device, tool, machine, (also) contrivance, cunning
【First Known Meaning】 structure of any kind
【DERIVATIVEs】 machinability, machinable, machine, machineable, machineless, machine-like, mechanical, mechanicalism, mechanically, mechanicalness, mechanize
mechanic ★★[3873] noun from mechanic 〈 mechan
【DEFINITION】 A mechanic is someone whose job is to repair and maintain machines and engines, especially car engines.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mechan; machine, instrument ⑵ ic; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek mekhane》 [(Watkins) from PIE *magh-ana-] device, tool, machine, (also) contrivance, cunning
【First Known Meaning】 one who is employed in manual labor, one who works mechanically, a handicraft worker, an artisan,
mechanical ★★★[2575] adjective from machine 〈 mechan
【DEFINITION】 A mechanical device has parts that move when it is working, often using power from an engine or from electricity.
【SYNONYM】 routine, mechanic
【COMPOSITION】 mechan + ical
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mechan; machine, instrument ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek mekhane》 [(Watkins) from PIE *magh-ana-] device, tool, machine, (also) contrivance, cunning
【First Known Meaning】 of or pertaining to tools and their use
【DERIVATIVEs】 machinability, machinable, machine, machineable, machineless, machine-like, mechanical, mechanicalism, mechanically, mechanicalness, mechanize
mechanism ★★★★[2054] noun from mechan
【DEFINITION】 In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function.
【pl.】 mechanisms
【SYNONYM】 work
【COMPOSITION】 mechan + ism
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mechan; machine, instrument ⑵ ism; ideology
【Etymology】 《Greek mekhane》 [(Watkins) from PIE *magh-ana-] device, tool, machine, (also) contrivance, cunning
Other words containing "mechan"; machinability, machinable, machineable, machineless, machine-like, machinery, mechan, mechane, mechanicalism, mechanically, mechanicalness, mechanics, mechanize, mechanobiology, mechanophilia, mechanophobia
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
mean, moan
maze
mate
mark
manu-
mand-, -mend-
man-, main, mans-
man
make
major
