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Where does “multirotor” come from?

multirotor (English) comes from English rotor, from English rotator, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

multirotor (English): Having or relating to more than one rotor; A...

Definitions

  1. Having or relating to more than one rotor; A...

Ancestry of “multirotor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrotorA rotating part of a mechanical device, for...
2EnglishrotatorOne who or that which rotates; A muscle by which...
3English‐or—
4Middle English-our—
5Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
6Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →