English
motility
Motility comes from Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.
- 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 CEmōtus
- English1500–presentmotile
- Englishtodaymotility
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 CEmōtus
- English1500–presentmotile
- Englishtodaymotility
A compound of motile + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
Latin mōtus
English motile
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, automobile, promoter, immobile, emotionless, 86 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
remove, auto, mobile, promote, emotional, motor, remote, promotion, emotion, mobility, removable, mobilization, mobilize, mobilisation, mobilise, emote, 65 more
through Latin mōtus
Today it means
noun The state of being motile (moving).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / motility