Where does “cobot” come from?

cobot (English) comes from English collaborative, from English collaborate, from English collaborator, from French collaborateur, from French collaborer, from Latin collaboratio, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

cobot (English): A robot intended to interact physically with...

Definitions

  1. A robot intended to interact physically with...

Ancestry of “cobot”, step by step

cobot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English collaborative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollaborativeOf, relating to, or done by collaboration; An...
2EnglishcollaborateTo work together with others to achieve a common...
3EnglishcollaboratorA person who works with others towards a common...
4Frenchcollaborateurcollaborator; One who collaborates or has...
5Frenchcollaborerto collaborate
6Latincollaboratio
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English robot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrobotA machine built to carry out some complex task or...
2GermanRobotsocage
3Czechrobotrobot in humanoid form
4Czechrobotaserfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;...
5Old Czechrobotaservitude, enslavement
6Proto-Slavicorbòtawork
7Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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