English

electromotor

From electro- + motor.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

Latin ēlectrum ‘amber’

Latin electro-

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’

Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’

Latin mōtor

Middle English motour

English motor

Today it means

noun Any device that generates electricity.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electromotor