Where does “locomotion” come from?

locomotion (French) comes from Latin motionem, from Latin movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- — to move.

locomotion (French): locomotion

Definitions

  1. locomotion

Ancestry of “locomotion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmotionemaccusative singular of mōtiō; motion, a moving
2Latinmovēre—
3Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-to move

Words derived from “locomotion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- →Every word from Latin movēre →Every word from Latin motionem →