Etymology

hydromotor

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Today it means: A form of motor for propelling vessels by means of jets of water ejected from the sides or stern. Full definition →

English motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinmōtor
  12. Middle Englishmotour
  13. Englishmotor
  14. English todayhydromotor

From hydro- + motor.

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