English for Students

mob, mov & mot

These ROOT-WORDS are MOB, MOT & MOV all meaning MOVE. They come from the Latin words mobilis, movere, motus, all meaning move, and in them you get the reason for the changes in spelling. In a sense this page is a powerful motor for vocabulary enrichment. Each one serves as a small stimulus and adds its strength to the others until they become a source which will never let you down. Remember them and you will never lose.


1. Mobile : MOB ile (mo’ bele) adj.

Capable of moving


2. Mobilize : MOBilize (mo’ bi lize) v.

To assemble for movement; as, mobilize forces


3. Mobilization : MOB ilization (mo bi li zay’ shun) n.

The act of assembling for action


4. Mobility : MOB ility (mo bil’ it ee) n.

The quality of being able to move


5. Motion : MOT ion (mo’ shun) n.

Movement; action; as, make a motion


6. Motionless : MOT ionless (mo’ shun les( adj.

Without motion


7. Motive : MOT ive (mote’ iv) n.

Cause; inducement to move; stimulus to act


8. Motivation : MOT ivation (mote i vay’ shun) n.

The reason for an action; cause, inducement


9. Mover : MOV er (mu’ ver) n.

One who moves


10. Motor : MOT or (mote’ or) n.

That which imparts motion; source of mechanical power