Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depressomotor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-pres-so-mo-tor
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.

noun

Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.

Example Sentences

"Depressomotor nerves lower or inhibit muscular activity."
"Bromides are depressomotors."

Etymology

Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 motor English depressomotor From depress + -o- + motor.

Inflected Forms

depressomotors (plural)

Questions

What does depressomotor mean?: Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.
Where does depressomotor come from?: Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 motor English depressomotor From depress + -o- + motor.

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