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movere
Latin · ancient
"to move, to set in motion"
to move, to set in motion
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mobilis
Latin · ancient
"movable"
movable, from movere
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Stage 3 of 4
mobile
Old French · medieval
"able to move or be moved"
carried into French for something able to move or be moved
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Stage 4 of 4
mobile
English · 1400s
"able to move freely, or a portable telephone"
settled as the English word for something able to move freely, or a portable phone
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