Etymology

moto perpetuo

Today it means: Synonym of perpetuum mobile. Full definition →

Italian moto perpetuo
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  1. Italian · borrowed frommoto perpetuo“perpetual motion”
  2. English todaymoto perpetuo

Borrowed from Italian moto perpetuo (“perpetual motion”)

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