Etymology

monorotor

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Today it means: Having one rotor; having one main rotor. Full definition →

English rotor ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishrotor
  7. English todaymonorotor

From mono- + rotor. Late 19th to early 20th century, originally with reference to pumps.

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