Etymology

motorboard

M3O1T1O1R1B3O1A1R1D2

Today it means: The mount that holds the motor on a record player. Full definition →

English board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*moweō
  4. Latinmoveō
  5. Latinmōtor
  6. Middle Englishmotour
  7. Englishmotor
  8. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  10. Old Englishbord
  11. Middle Englishbord
  12. Englishboard
  13. English todaymotorboard

From motor + board.

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