myEtymology.com: English etymology of motorscooter

Etymology of the English word motorscooter

the English word motorscooter

derived from the English word motor

derived from the Latin word motor (mover)

derived from the Latin word motus (movement, motion; riot)

derived from the Latin word movere (move, stir, agitate)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meuə-

derived from the English word scooter

derived from the English word scoot

derived from the Scots word scoot

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word gergaletoscoot