Where does “commutatorless” come from?

commutatorless (English) comes from English commutator, from English commutation, from French commutation, from Latin commutatio, from Latin commūtō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commutatorless (English): Without a commutator

Definitions

  1. Without a commutator

Ancestry of “commutatorless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommutatorAn electrical switch, in a generator or motor,...
2EnglishcommutationA passing from one state to another; change;...
3Frenchcommutationcommutation
4Latincommutatiochange, alteration, reversal; upheaval; exchange
5Latincommūtōto change or alter entirely; modify, correct, reform, transform
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-