Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ideomotor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ideo-mo-tor
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ideo- 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 ideomotor From ideo- + motor.

Phrases

ideomotor effect

Synonyms

ideokinetic

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does ideomotor mean?: Of or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.
Where does ideomotor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ideo- 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 ideomotor From ideo- + motor.

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