Etymology

depressomotor

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Today it means: Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement. Full definition →

English motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor
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The story

  1. Englishdepress
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  4. Proto-Italic*moweō
  5. Latinmoveō
  6. Latinmōtor
  7. Middle Englishmotour
  8. Englishmotor
  9. English todaydepressomotor

From depress + -o- + motor.

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