locomotive

C2 Topic:Transportation

US /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/ UK /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #20143

Meanings

1

noun
The engine of a train that pulls the carriages or wagons.

A powerful steam locomotive pulled the long line of carriages up the hill.
2

adj
Relating to movement from one place to another.

Walking and running are forms of locomotive activity.

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1 noun · the engine of a train that... engine locorailway engine

2 adj · relating to movement from... locomotor

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Forms locomotivelylocomotives

Derived forms hyperlocomotivehypolocomotivelocilocielocomotivemanlocomotivenessnonlocomotiveunlocomotive

Etymology

From French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”) (see motive). In the rail transport sense, ellipsis of locomotive (steam) engine, attested from 1814.

*m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European locomotif French locō Latin mōtivus la-vul

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# locomotive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 20143

## Meanings
1. The engine of a train that pulls the carriages or wagons.
2. Relating to movement from one place to another.

## Examples
- A powerful steam locomotive pulled the long line of carriages up the hill.
- Walking and running are forms of locomotive activity.

## Synonyms
- loco

## Derived Forms
- hyperlocomotive
- hypolocomotive
- loci
- locie
- locomotiveman
- locomotiveness
- nonlocomotive
- unlocomotive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *m(y)ewh₁-
- Root: locomotif
- Root: locō
- Root: mōtivus

## Etymology
From French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”) (see motive). In the rail transport sense, ellipsis of locomotive (steam) engine, attested from 1814.

## AI Etymology
Locomotive is from French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”) (see motive). In the rail transport sense, ellipsis of locomotive (steam) engine, attested from 1814. In present-day use, it can mean the engine of a train that pulls the carriages or wagons, or relating to movement from one place to another. Derived formations include hyperlocomotive, hypolocomotive, loci, locie, and locomotiveman.

## Topics
- Transportation
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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