remote – From Latin remotus, the past participle of removere, “remove.” More…
remote sensing – The scanning of the earth by satellite or aircraft to obtain information about it. More…
devious – Its literal meaning is “out of the way,” from Latin de via—applied to a place that was remote because it was off the main road. More…
remote control – The term existed by 1904, and the shortened version, remote, was used in print by 1966. More…