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