Where does “mehrmotorig” come from?

mehrmotorig (German) comes from German motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

mehrmotorig (German): multi-engine

Definitions

  1. multi-engine

Ancestry of “mehrmotorig”, step by step

mehrmotorig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmotorengine mechanical device
2Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via German Mehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrincrease, excess; majority
2Middle High Germanmere—
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin motor →