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Where does the word "remote" come from? It comes from Latin remotus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "remote" come from? It comes from Latin remotus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Remote’s story begins in Latin: remotus meant “moved back, distant.” Past participle of 'removere', to move back. It reached English by 1400s as remote. TV 'remotes' date from the 1950s; 'remote work' from the 1970s. Today, remote means situated far away.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient remotus "moved back, distant", past participle of 'removere', to move back.
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s remote "distant", TV 'remotes' date from the 1950s; 'remote work' from the 1970s.