Where does “elektromotoro” come from?
elektromotoro (Ido) comes from English motor, from Middle English motour, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
elektromotoro (Ido): electric motor
Definitions
- electric motor
Ancestry of “elektromotoro”, step by step
elektromotoro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English motor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motor | A machine or device that converts other energy... |
| 2 | Middle English | motour | — |
| 3 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Esperanto elektromotoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | elektromotoro | electric motor |
| 2 | Esperanto | elektro- | electro- |
| 3 | Esperanto | elektro | electricity |
| 4 | New Latin | ēlectricus | — |
| 5 | New Latin | ēlectrum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἤλεκτρον | amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum |
via Italian elettromotore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | elettromotore | electromotive; electric motor |
| 2 | Italian | motore | motor, motory, motive, propelling, driving,... |