Etymology

agrimotor

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Today it means: A tractor (farm vehicle). Full definition →

English motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  3. Proto-Italic*agros
  4. Latinager
  5. Englishagri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtor
  11. Middle Englishmotour
  12. Englishmotor
  13. English todayagrimotor

From agri- + motor.

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