English
antimechanism
Antimechanism comes from Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμηχᾰνήmēkhănḗ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’
- New Latinmodernmechanismu
- English1500–presentmechanism
- Englishtodayantimechanism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμηχᾰνήmēkhănḗ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’
- New Latinmodernmechanismu
- English1500–presentmechanism
- Englishtodayantimechanism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- ‘to be able’
may, might, main, yay, mechanical, magician, mower, mage, mechanic, dismay, magus, machinist, mecha, yayo, 78 more
Today it means
noun A belief that opposes mechanism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή / antimechanism