Where does “electromotion” come from?

electromotion (English) comes from English motion, from Middle English mocioun, from Middle French motion, from Latin mōtio, from Latin movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- — to move.

electromotion (English): The motion of electricity in a circuit or cell

Definitions

  1. The motion of electricity in a circuit or cell

Ancestry of “electromotion”, step by step

electromotion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English motion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmotionA state of progression from one place to another;...
2Middle Englishmocioun—
3Middle Frenchmotion—
4Latinmōtiomotion, movement
5Latinmovēre—
6Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-to move

via English electro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectroAn electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- →Every word from Latin movēre →Every word from Latin mōtio →