Where does “aerobot” come from?

aerobot (English) comes from English bot, from English bottom, from Middle English botme, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

aerobot (English): An autonomous flying robot used in the context of...

Definitions

  1. An autonomous flying robot used in the context of...

Ancestry of “aerobot”, step by step

aerobot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of...
2EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
3Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
4Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English aero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaeroOf or pertaining to aviation; Aerodynamic; having...
2Englishaero-air or aircraft
3Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn