locomotive
adjective/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/
/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/
(formal)- connected with movementWord Originearly 17th cent. (as an adjective): from modern Latin locomotivus, from Latin loco (ablative of locus ‘place’) + late Latin motivus ‘motive’, suggested by medieval Latin in loco moveri ‘move by change of position’.
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