Where does “robophile” come from?
robophile (English) comes from English robo-, from English robot, from German Robot, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
robophile (English): Someone who likes robots and things associated...
Definitions
- Someone who likes robots and things associated...
Ancestry of “robophile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | robo- | robot, robotic |
| 2 | English | robot | A machine built to carry out some complex task or... |
| 3 | German | Robot | socage |
| 4 | Czech | robot | robot |
| 5 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 6 | Old Czech | robota | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |