biomechanically

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)

Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.

English bio-

Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?

Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor.

Latin mēchanicusder.

Old French mecaniquebor.

Middle English mechanic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Middle English mechanical

English mechanical

English biomechanical

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English biomechanically

From biomechanical + -ly.

Adverb

biomechanically (not comparable)

1. With regard to biomechanics.