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Where does “hypomobile” come from?

hypomobile (English) comes from English mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

hypomobile (English): Less mobile than normal

Definitions

  1. Less mobile than normal

Ancestry of “hypomobile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmobileCapable of being moved, especially on wheels;...
2Latinmōbilis—
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →