## Meanings
1. Far away from towns, people, or other places; isolated.
2. A small device used to control a TV or other machine from a distance.
3. Operated or done from a distance, often without wires.
4. Very small or slight; unlikely.
5. Cold and unfriendly; emotionally distant.

## Examples
- They live in a remote village in the mountains.
- I can't find the remote for the TV.
- The drone is flown by remote control.
- There is only a remote chance of rain today.
- He seemed remote and hard to talk to after the bad news.

## Derived Forms
- georemote
- nonremote
- postremote
- preremote
- remotable
- remote-controlled
- remotely
- remoteness
- unremote
- wiimote

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *m(y)ewh₁-
- Root: remote
- Root: remot
- Root: remotus

## Etymology
From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).

## AI Etymology
Remote comes from Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”). Modern senses include far away from towns, people, or other places; isolated. and a small device used to control a TV or other machine from a distance.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as georemote, nonremote, postremote, preremote, remotable, and remote-controlled.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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