Etymology

multiactuator

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Today it means: Used attributively to describe systems having multiple actuators Full definition →

English actuator ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  10. Proto-Italic*agō
  11. Latinagō
  12. Latināctus
  13. Latināctuō
  14. Medieval Latināctuātus
  15. Englishactuate
  16. Englishactuator
  17. English todaymultiactuator

From multi- + actuator.

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