English
remote
Remote comes from Middle English remote, from Old French remot, from Latin remōtus ‘distant’, past participle of removeō ‘to remove’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō1as movere‘to move’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEremoveō1‘to remove’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEremōtus1‘distant’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400remot1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500remote1
- Englishearliest quotation 2010remote1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English remote
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2010, Bill English: “These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into…”.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveōWiktionary, English remoteas movere‘to move’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEremoveōWiktionary, English remote‘to remove’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEremōtusWiktionary, English remote‘distant’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400remotWiktionary, English remote
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500remoteWiktionary, English remote
- Englishearliest quotation 2010remoteWiktionary, English remote. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2010, Bill English: “These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
move, momentum, automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, emotionless, 86 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move’
mobile, auto, emotional, promotion, motor, remove, promote, mobility, emotion, motive, mobilization, motivate, mobilize, motif, removable, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, motile, 66 more
Today it means
adj At a distance; disconnected.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “remote”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Latin moveō / remote