Etymology

s-mobile

Today it means: A phenomenon where a Proto-Indo-European root begins with an *s- which is sometimes but not always present in the daughter languages. Full definition →

Latin mōbile
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  1. Latin · derived frommōbile“movable”
  2. English todays-mobile

From Latin mōbile (“movable”).

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