English
hydromotor
Hydromotor comes from Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour
- English1500–presentmotor
- Englishtodayhydromotor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour
- English1500–presentmotor
- Englishtodayhydromotor
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
move, momentum, automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, emotionless, 85 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
mobile, remove, emotional, auto, remote, promote, mobility, emotion, promotion, motive, motivate, mobilization, removable, motif, mobilize, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, emote, motile, 65 more
Today it means
noun A form of motor for propelling vessels by means of jets of water ejected from the sides or stern.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / hydromotor