Etymology of the English word electromotive
the English word
electromotiveusing the English prefix
electro-derived from the New Latin prefix
electro-derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the English word
motivederived from the Old French word
motifderived from the Latin word
motivus (stirred; moved)
derived from the Latin word
movere (move, stir, agitate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meuə-derived from the Latin word
motare (set in motion, shake, stir)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
