Etymology

motility

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Today it means: The state of being motile (moving). Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*moweō
  4. Latinmoveō
  5. Latinmōtus
  6. Englishmotile
  7. English todaymotility

From motile + -ity.

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