Etymograph

English

aeromotor

Aeromotor 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)ewh₁-1‘to move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyeti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō1‘to move’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō1‘to move, stir, set in motion’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtor1
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour1
  7. English1500–presentmotor1
  8. Englishtodayaeromotor1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English aeromotor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-Wiktionary, English aeromotor‘to move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetiWiktionary, English aeromotorreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweōWiktionary, English aeromotor‘to move’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveōWiktionary, English aeromotor‘to move, stir, set in motion’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtorWiktionary, English aeromotor
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motourWiktionary, English aeromotor
  7. English1500–presentmotorWiktionary, English aeromotor
  8. EnglishtodayaeromotorWiktionary, English aeromotor

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, immobile, promoter, emotionless, 85 more

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

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

Today it means

noun A windmill, windpump or similar device powered by the wind

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “aeromotor”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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

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