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Added 9 October 2026

bot

/bɒt/ noun

In Latin: botum, robotum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human.

Origin

Unknown. Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag (“maggot”), but the word already existed in Middle English, so the reverse direction of borrowing is likely. Possibly from Middle Low German [Term?].

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