Where does “presomatomotor” come from?

presomatomotor (English) comes from English somatomotor, from English motor, from Middle English motour, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

presomatomotor (English): anterior to the somatomotor area of the brain

Definitions

  1. anterior to the somatomotor area of the brain

Ancestry of “presomatomotor”, step by step

presomatomotor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English somatomotor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomatomotorOf or pertaining to movements of the body;...
2EnglishmotorA machine or device that converts other energy...
3Middle Englishmotour
4Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin motor
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