premotor

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adjective

Near the front of the motor cortex.

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
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Meanings

adjectivepremotor (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyNear the front of the motor cortex.
  2. not comparablemedicineDescribing the interval between the arrival of a stimulus and the first changes in a muscle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  11. Proto-Italic*moweō
  12. Latinmoveō
  13. Latinmōtor
  14. Middle Englishmotour
  15. Englishmotor
  16. Englishpremotor

From pre- + motor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

premotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premotor

MLA

“premotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premotor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premotor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premotor.

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