Where does “locomote” come from?
locomote (English) comes from English locomotion, from French locomotion, from Latin motionem, from Latin movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- — to move.
locomote (English): To move or travel
Definitions
- To move or travel
Ancestry of “locomote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locomotion | The ability to move from place to place, or the... |
| 2 | French | locomotion | locomotion |
| 3 | Latin | motionem | accusative singular of mōtiō; motion, a moving |
| 4 | Latin | movēre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *m(y)ewh₁- | to move |