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Where does “remote” come from?

I can't write this etymology sentence because the chain provided is circular—it only alternates between "remote" and "mote" in English without connecting to any older language or providing etymological depth. A valid etymology requires showing development through earlier languages (like Latin) with actual semantic or phonetic progression. Please provide the complete chain showing the source language and intermediate steps (for example: English remote < Latin remotus < removere, etc.).

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”

  • remotely
  • remoteness
  • remoting
  • nonremote
  • preremote
  • georemote
  • リモート
  • リモート表示
  • リモコン
  • 리모컨
Every word from Latin removēre →