Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychomotor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: psy-chomo-tor
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the function of muscles under the control of the mind

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- 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 psychomotor From psycho- + motor.

Derived Forms

neuropsychomotor

Frequently Paired Words

psychomotricity sensorimotor

Rhymes With

motor voter promoter floater locomotor sensorimotor boater oculomotor vasomotor remoter scoter ideomotor

Questions

What does psychomotor mean?: Of or pertaining to the function of muscles under the control of the mind
Where does psychomotor come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- 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 psychomotor From psycho- + motor.

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