photomotile

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adjective

motile in the presence of light

OriginEnglish motile ← Latin mōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

adjectivephotomotile (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologymotile in the presence of light

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  10. Proto-Italic*moweō
  11. Latinmoveō
  12. Latinmōtus
  13. Englishmotile
  14. Englishphotomotile

From photo- + motile.

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APA

photomotile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomotile

MLA

“photomotile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomotile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photomotile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomotile.

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