Etymology

electromotile

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Today it means: Relating to, or exhibiting electromotility Full definition →

English motile ← Latin mōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō
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The story

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtus
  11. Englishmotile
  12. English todayelectromotile

From electro- + motile.

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