Where does “robot” come from?
robot (French) comes from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
robot (French): robot
Ancestry of “robot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | robot | robot |
| 2 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 3 | Old Czech | robota | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “robot”