Etymology of the English word servomotor
the English word
servomotorderived from the French word
servomoteurderived from the Latin word
servus (slave; servant)
derived from the French word
moteurderived 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
*meuÉ™-using the French prefix
servo-derived from the French word
servo-moteurderived from the Latin word
servus (slave; servant)
Date
The earliest known usage of servomotor in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
servomechanismUsage
Word found in Modern English
