Where does “hypomotile” come from?
hypomotile (English) comes from English motile, from English -ile, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hypomotile (English): Less than usually motile
Ancestry of “hypomotile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | motile | Having the power to move spontaneously; Producing... |
| 2 | English | -ile | tending to, or capable of |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |