## Meanings
1. A machine that uses electricity or fuel to produce movement and power something.
2. Relating to the body's ability to move and control muscles.
3. A car.
4. To travel somewhere by car.

## Examples
- The motor in the washing machine stopped working.
- Babies slowly develop their motor skills as they grow.
- That's a really nice motor you've got there.
- We motored down the coast for the weekend.

## Synonyms
- engine

## Derived Forms
- aeromotor
- affectomotor
- agrimotor
- arteriomotor
- audiomotor
- bimotor
- corticomotor
- depressomotor
- dorsomotor
- electromotor
- extramotor
- gearmotor

## Related Forms
- motoric

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *m(y)ewh₁-
- Root: motour
- Root: mōtor

## Etymology
From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

## AI Etymology
Motor comes from Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”). In present-day English its meanings include a machine that uses electricity or fuel to produce movement and power something, relating to the body's ability to move and control muscles, and a car. The historical chain runs through *m(y)ewh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), motour (Middle English), and mōtor (Latin). Related and derived forms include motoric, aeromotor, affectomotor, and agrimotor.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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