Etymology

trimotor

T1R1I1M3O1T1O1R1

Today it means: That has three motors. Full definition →

English motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtor
  11. Middle Englishmotour
  12. Englishmotor
  13. English todaytrimotor

From tri- + motor.

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