English Explanatory Dictionary

earthmover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vehicle designed to excavate or transport earth in large quantities.

Word forms

earthmover earthmovers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mover English earthmover From earth + mover.

Related words

earthmoving
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