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Where does “моторный” come from?

моторный (Russian) comes from Russian мото́р, from French moteur, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

моторный (Russian): motor; lively, agile, nimble

Definitions

  1. motor; lively, agile, nimble

Ancestry of “моторный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмото́р—
2Frenchmoteurmotor, engine; driving force; motive, driving
3Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōr—
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →