Mechano
/məˈkæn.oʊ/noun
A combining form relating to machines or mechanical action.
Did you know?The root behind mechano- goes back to Greek mēkhanḗ, a word for a device or contrivance, and it also helped give English “machine” and “mechanism” their names.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*magh-
“to be able, have power”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mēkhanḗ
“a contrivance, device, or machine”
Late Greek
Greek
mēkhanikós
“skilled in contrivances; mechanical”
Latin
Latin
mechanicus
“pertaining to machines or mechanical work”
Middle French
French
mecanique
“mechanical; pertaining to machines”
Modern English
English
mechanical / mechano-
“relating to machines or mechanical processes”