Where does “locomotief” come from?
locomotief (Dutch) comes from English locomotive, from French locomotif, from Vulgar Latin motivus, from Latin motus, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.
locomotief (Dutch): locomotive, self-propelled vehicle that runs on...
Definitions
- locomotive, self-propelled vehicle that runs on...
Ancestry of “locomotief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | locomotive | The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches... |
| 2 | French | locomotif | locomotive |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | motivus | moving; stirred; moved |
| 4 | Latin | motus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved;... |
| 5 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moweō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |
Words derived from “locomotief”