Where does “robothood” come from?
robothood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
robothood (English): The state or condition of being a robot
Definitions
- The state or condition of being a robot
Ancestry of “robothood”, step by step
robothood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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;... |