Where does “remote” come from?

remote (English) comes from Middle English remote, from Old French remot, from Latin remotus, from Latin removēre.

remote (English): At a distance; disconnected; Distant or otherwise...

Definitions

  1. At a distance; disconnected; Distant or otherwise...

Ancestry of “remote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishremote—
2Old Frenchremot—
3Latinremotusremote; distant, far off; removed
4Latinremovēre—

Words derived from “remote”

Every word from Latin removēre →Every word from Latin remotus →Every word from Old French remot →