Where does “motile” come from?

Motile comes from Latin motus, the past participle of moveo meaning to move, derived from Proto-Indo-European mew- meaning to move.

motile (English): Having the power to move spontaneously; Producing...

Definitions

  1. Having the power to move spontaneously; Producing...

Ancestry of “motile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iletending to, or capable of
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “motile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from English -ile →