Deus Ex Machina Etymology

Deus Ex Machina Etymology

Etymology . From Latin deus ex māchin Rarely, the plurals dii ex machina, di ex machina, dii ex machinis and di ex machinis are found. Etymology . From earlier *dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deiuos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, deus ex machina; Related terms . deiferus; deifico; deificus; Deus ex machina is a calque from Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēkhanês theós), meaning "god from the machine". The term has evolved to mean a plot Deus (Latin pronunciation: Deus ex machina; Deus otiosus/Deus absconditus; Deus vult; Munificentissimus Deus; Opus Dei; Providentissimus Deus; Rector Potens But a deus ex machina suddenly descended upon the scene in the unwonted form of an indignant nation. Online Etymology Dictionary, Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase translating as "god out of the machine." It refers to a .

Deus Ex Machina was a computer game designed and created by Mel Croucher and published by Automata UK for the ZX Spectrum in October 1984 and later converted to other .