moteur

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mōtor. Displaced Old French mouveur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ.tœʁ/, /mo.tœʁ/ === Noun === moteur m (plural moteurs) motor, engine [from 1744] moteur Diesel ― Diesel motor (computing) engine moteur de recherche ― search engine (philosophy) mover; one who causes a movement [from 1377] Selon Aristote, Dieu est le moteur non mû. ― According to Aristotle, God is the unmoved mover. (figuratively) driving force ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Persian: موتور (motor) === Adjective === moteur (feminine motrice, masculine plural moteurs, feminine plural motrices) motive, driving [from 1558] ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “moteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012