Where does “mobile” come from?

Mobile comes from Latin mobilis, formed from the root mew- meaning to move, combined with the suffix -bilis meaning capable of, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European mew-.

mobile (English): Capable of being moved, especially on wheels;...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being moved, especially on wheels;...

Ancestry of “mobile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōbilismovable, loose
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlisForms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “mobile

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom
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