English
bimotor
Bimotor 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)ewh₁-1‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyeti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō1‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō1‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtor1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour1
- English1500–presentmotor1
- Englishtodaybimotor1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English bimotor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-Wiktionary, English bimotor‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetiWiktionary, English bimotorreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweōWiktionary, English bimotor‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveōWiktionary, English bimotor‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōtorWiktionary, English bimotor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motourWiktionary, English bimotor
- English1500–presentmotorWiktionary, English bimotor
- EnglishtodaybimotorWiktionary, English bimotor
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, emotionless, immobile, 85 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
remove, mobile, emotional, auto, promote, promotion, remote, emotion, mobility, motive, motivate, removable, mobilization, motif, mobilize, mobilisation, motility, mobilise, emote, motile, 65 more
Today it means
noun A twin-engine aircraft.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “bimotor”. 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- / bimotor