Etymograph

English

electromechanically

Electromechanically comes from English electromechanical.

  1. English1500–presentelectromechanical
  2. Englishtodayelectromechanically

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentelectromechanical
  2. Englishtodayelectromechanically

A compound of electro- + mechanical

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

Latin ēlectrum ‘amber’

Latin electro-

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- ‘to be able’

Ancient Greek μηχανή ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’

Ancient Greek μηχανικός ‘ingenious, resourceful’

Latin mēchanicus ‘engineer’

Old French mecanique

Middle English mechanic

Middle English mechanical

English mechanical

Today it means

adv in an electromechanical way

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English electromechanical / electromechanically