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Where does “motor” come from?

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

motor (Latin): mover; that which moves something; first-person...

Definitions

  1. mover; that which moves something; first-person...

Ancestry of “motor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tor-er
2Proto-Italic-tōr—
3Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
4Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “motor”

  • motor
  • motorcycle
  • Motorola
  • motorway
  • psychomotor
  • motorist
  • motorbike
  • premotor
  • oculomotor
  • vasomotor
  • motorboat
  • motorcar
  • motorman
  • motorcyclist
  • motorization
  • motoric
  • visuomotor
  • ideomotor
  • servomotor
  • neuromotor
  • motorsport
  • nonmotor
  • motorable
  • electromotor
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