Where does “robotgirl” come from?
robotgirl (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;...
robotgirl (English): A female anthropomorphic robot
Definitions
- A female anthropomorphic robot
Ancestry of “robotgirl”, step by step
robotgirl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English robot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | robot | A machine built to carry out some complex task or... |
| 2 | German | Robot | socage |
| 3 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 4 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 5 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |