cancelbot

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cancel

Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *árbas

Proto-Slavic *orbъ

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei

Proto-Slavic *-iti

Proto-Slavic *orbiti

Proto-Indo-European *-otéh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-atā́ˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ota

Proto-Slavic *orbota

Old Czech robota

Czech robota

Czech robotbor.

English robot

English bot

English -bot

English cancelbot

From cancel + -bot.

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

cancelbot (plural cancelbots)

1. (Internet) A bot that sends messages to Usenet newsgroups to remove certain postings, especially spam.

See also

• spambot