photomotility

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noun

The condition of being photomotile

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

nounphotomotility (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe condition of being photomotile

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. Englishmotility
  15. Englishphotomotility

From photo- + motility.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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