gearmotor

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Germanic *ga-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der.

Proto-Germanic *arwaz

Proto-Germanic *garwaz

Proto-Germanic *-janą

Proto-Germanic *garwijanąder.

Old Norse gervibor.

Middle English gere

English gear

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *moweō

Latin moveō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin mōtorder.

Middle English motour

English motor

English gearmotor

From gear + motor.

Noun

gearmotor (plural gearmotors)

1. A variable-speed electric motor (incorporating a variable gearbox)

Synonyms

• motoreductor

Anagrams

• great room