Where does “mob” come from?
Mob comes from Middle English mobile, from Latin mobile (neuter of mobilis, meaning "movable"), derived from the Proto-Indo-European root mew- meaning "to move."
mob (English): A large or disorderly group of people; especially...
Definitions
- A large or disorderly group of people; especially...
Ancestry of “mob”, step by step
mob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mobile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mobile | Capable of being moved, especially on wheels;... |
| 2 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |