oculomotor etymology

English word oculomotor comes from English motor, English oculo- (Eye.)

Detailed word origin of oculomotor

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
motor English (eng) (dated) To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.. (informal) To move at a brisk pace.. (slang) To leave. (Christianity, archaic, poetic) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.. (colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.. (figuratively) A source of power for something, an inspiration, a driving force.. A machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical [...]
oculo- English (eng) Eye.
oculomotor English (eng) (anatomy) Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball.

Words with the same origin as oculomotor

Descendants of motor
motel
Descendants of oculo-
oculoauditory oculocardiac oculocephalic oculocutaneous oculodentodigital oculodermal oculodynia oculofacial oculoleptomeningeal oculometric oculometry oculomotion oculomucocutaneous syndrome oculonasal oculopathy oculopharyngeal oculoplastic oculorenal oculorhinitis oculosympathetic oculotoxic oculotropic oculovestibular oculozygomatic