Etymology of the English word thermomotive
the English word
thermomotivederived 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)
using the English prefix
thermo-derived from the Greek word
thermos, θέρμος, ϑερμός, ϑέρμος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷher-Usage
Word found in Modern English