English
mobilisation
Mobilisation comes from French mobilisation ‘mobilisation, call-up, draft’, from Latin mōbilis ‘movable, loose’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōbilis‘movable, loose’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmobile
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmobiliser‘to mobilize’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmobilisation‘mobilisation, call-up, draft’
- Englishtodaymobilisation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōbilis‘movable, loose’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmobile
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmobiliser‘to mobilize’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmobilisation‘mobilisation, call-up, draft’
- Englishtodaymobilisation
Formed from mobilise + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
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Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
Latin mōbilis ‘movable, loose’
French mobile
French mobiliser ‘to mobilize’
English mobilise
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
move, momentum, promoter, emotionless, 89 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
remove, promote, motor, remote, emotional, promotion, automotive, motive, emotion, motivate, removable, motif, emote, motility, motile, 66 more
through Latin mōbilis ‘movable, loose’
through French mobile
through French mobilisation ‘mobilisation, call-up, draft’
Today it means
noun the act of mobilising
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / mobilisation