Where does “robotic” come from?
robotic (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
robotic (English): Of, relating to, or resembling a robot;...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or resembling a robot;...
Ancestry of “robotic”, step by step
robotic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French robotique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | robotique | robotic |
| 2 | French | robot | robot |
| 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;... |
via Catalan robot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | robot | robot |