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Where does “microrobot” come from?

microrobot (English) comes from English robot, from German Robot, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

microrobot (English): A very small robot capable of operating at the...

Definitions

  1. A very small robot capable of operating at the...

Ancestry of “microrobot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrobotA machine built to carry out some complex task or...
2GermanRobotsocage
3Czechrobotrobot
4Czechrobotaserfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;...
5Old Czechrobota—
6Proto-Slavicorbòta—
7Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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