Where does “robots” come from?
robots (Latvian) 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;...
robots (Latvian): robot; jagged, notched, indented; having gaps,...
Definitions
- robot; jagged, notched, indented; having gaps,...
Ancestry of “robots”, step by step
robots traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech robot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 2 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 3 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 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;... |