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mot
(MOT)to move
Latin for moving. The same root powers motion, motor, mobile, and movie.
rootLatin
MovementSpellings:motmobmov
Example words
motion
movement
motor
a machine that creates movement
promote
to move forward (in rank or attention)
remote
moved far away
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing mot, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
motion
movement
motor
a machine that creates movement
promote
to move forward (in rank or attention)
remote
moved far away
automobile
a self-moving vehicle
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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