idiomotor

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A form of ideomotor — Of or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
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Meanings

adjectiveidiomotor (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of ideomotor

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swéd-yo-s
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hwédios
  4. Ancient Greekῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos)
  5. Englishidio-
  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. Englishidiomotor

From idio- + motor.

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APA

idiomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiomotor

MLA

“idiomotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiomotor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idiomotor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiomotor.

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