LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

māchinō

māchinō (present infinitive māchināre, perfect active māchināvī, supine māchinātum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinnonstandardto mill, grind
    ...et orobu id est heruum muccinatum [sic] et tricoscinatum......and orobos, that is eruum [cultivated vetch], ground and sieved...6th–7th c. CE, Ravenna, Translation of Rufus' De Podagra
    Oportet autem antequam macenetur fricare leviter apud lenteum.But before it is ground up it should be gently rubbed with a cloth.6th c. CE, Ravenna, Translation of Oribasius' Synopsis

Origins

From māchina (“device, mill”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Parallel formation to the Classical Latin verb māchinor (“plot, scheme”), but never found in a deponent form or with that sense. First attested in the 6th century CE.

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianmachinare
  • Sardinianmaghinare
  • Sardinianmarghinare
  • Sardinianmacinai
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianmăcina
  • Romanianmăcinare
  • Aromanianmatsin
  • Aromanianmãtsinari
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianmacinare
  • Dalmatianmacnur
  • Ligurianmaxinâfrom Italian macinare
  • Piedmontesemacinéfrom Italian macinare
  • Neapolitanmacenà
  • Sicilianmacinari
  • Venetanmaxenar
  • Venetanmasenar
  • Venetanmasnar
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishmaznar
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianmasanâ
  • Romanshmasnar
  • Romanshmasner
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianmasnar
  • Emilianmasnèr
  • Lombardmasnar

Quick answers

What does māchinō mean in Latin?
māchinō, a verb, means “to mill, grind”.
What are the principal parts of māchinō?
māchinō, māchināre, māchināvī, māchinātum (first conjugation).