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machinatio.

machine; engine (of war), mechanism, contrivance, artifice; trick, device;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[maː.kʰɪˈnaː.ti.oː]Classical-Latin[ma.kiˈnat.t͡si.o]
  1. contrivance

    declension-3
  2. machine, engine

    declension-3
  3. machination, artifice

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchina Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin māchinor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin māchinātiō From māchinor (“contrive, design”) + -tiō.

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