Etymograph

English

Waymo

Blend of way + mobility, from the company's mission statement, “a new way forward in mobility”.

A blend of way + mobility

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring’

Proto-Germanic *wegaz

Proto-West Germanic *weg ‘way’

Old English weġ

Middle English way

English way

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’

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Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’

Latin mōbilis ‘movable, loose’

Latin mōbilitās

Middle French mobilité

English mobility

Today it means

name An American company specializing in autonomous vehicles, in particular robotaxis.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Waymo