Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “mobil” come from?

mobil (Swedish) comes from French mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

mobil (Swedish): mobile; capable of being moved; mobile phone,...

Definitions

  1. mobile; capable of being moved; mobile phone,...

Ancestry of “mobil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmobilemobile; moving; movable
2Latinmōbilis—
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “mobil”

  • demobilisera
  • mobilisera
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