English
motorable
Motorable comes from Latin mōtor, from moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’, and ultimately from 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 CEmōtor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour
- English1500–presentmotor
- Englishearliest quotation 1974motorable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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 CEmōtor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500motour
- English1500–presentmotor
- Englishearliest quotation 1974motorable
Earliest quotation: 1974, 1974 June 1, Briefs: Shensi County Road-Building: “During the Cultural Revolution, Taipai County built 44 roads,…”
A compound of motor + -able
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
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Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
Latin moveō ‘to move’
Latin mōtor ‘mover’
Middle English motour ‘controller’
English motor
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, automotive, promoter, immobile, emotionless, 85 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
remove, mobile, emotional, auto, promote, promotion, remote, mobility, emotion, motive, motivate, mobilization, mobilize, motif, removable, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, emote, motile, 65 more
Today it means
adj Which can be traveled on by motor cars.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / motorable