Etymology

servomotor

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Today it means: An electric motor in a servomechanism, especially one which incorporates feedback so it accurately positions the device. Full definition →

French servo-moteur ← Latin servus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromservus“slave”
  2. French · derived fromservo-moteur
  3. English todayservomotor

From French servo-moteur, from Latin servus (“slave”) + motor (“mover”).

Words from the same roots

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