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Where does “sociorobotics” come from?

sociorobotics (English) comes from English robotics, 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;...

sociorobotics (English): A field of research dealing with the...

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  1. A field of research dealing with the...

Ancestry of “sociorobotics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroboticsThe science and technology of robots, their...
2EnglishrobotA machine built to carry out some complex task or...
3GermanRobotsocage
4Czechrobotrobot
5Czechrobotaserfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;...
6Old Czechrobota—
7Proto-Slavicorbòta—
8Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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