machination
n. US //ˌmækəˈneɪʃən// UK //mˌækɪnˈeɪʃən// machi·na·tion
From Middle English machynacion, machynacyon, from Middle French machination and directly Latin māchinātiōnem, from māchinor (“devise, invent”). By surface analysis, machinate + -ion or machine + -ation.