Etymology

hypomotile

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Today it means: Less than usually motile Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  7. Proto-Italic*moweō
  8. Latinmoveō
  9. Latinmōtus
  10. Englishmotile
  11. English todayhypomotile

From hypo- + motile.

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