Etymology

bimotor

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Today it means: A twin-engine aircraft. Full definition →

English motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Latinmōtor
  7. Middle Englishmotour
  8. Englishmotor
  9. English todaybimotor

From bi- + motor.

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