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Where does “knowbot” come from?

knowbot (English) comes from English -bot, 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- — smoke; mist, haze.

knowbot (English): a bot that roams a distributive network to...

Definitions

  1. a bot that roams a distributive network to...

Ancestry of “knowbot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-botautomatic system, computer program or machine
2EnglishbotThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of...
3EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
4Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
5Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →