Etymograph

English

ideomotor

Ideomotor comes from Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtor
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour
  7. English1500–presentmotor
  8. Englishtodayideomotor

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtor
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour
  7. English1500–presentmotor
  8. Englishtodayideomotor

A compound of ideo- + motor

Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν ‘aorist active infinitive of ὁράω (horáō)’

Ancient Greek ἰδέα ‘form, semblance’

English ideo-

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

…

Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’

Latin moveō ‘to move’

Latin mōtor ‘mover’

Middle English motour ‘controller’

English motor

Linked words

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

motion, remover, 82 more

through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

movement, mover, 83 more

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, promote, remote, promotion, mobility, emotion, motive, motivate, mobilization, removable, mobilize, motif, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, emote, motile, 65 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / ideomotor

Shirt and support for this word