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mota.

motor, engine

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

motor, engine
class-ix

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motorbor. Swahili mota Borrowed from English motor.

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