Where does “earthmoving” come from?
earthmoving (English) comes from English move, from Middle English moven, from Old French moveir, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.
earthmoving (English): Designed to move large quantities of earth or...
Definitions
- Designed to move large quantities of earth or...
Ancestry of “earthmoving”, step by step
earthmoving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English move
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | move | To change place or posture; to go, in any manner,... |
| 2 | Middle English | moven | — |
| 3 | Old French | moveir | Alternative form of movoir |
| 4 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |
via English Earth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Earth | The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live |
| 2 | Middle English | erthe | Earth; the world; The Earth's people or... |
| 3 | Old English | eorþe | ground; the planet Earth; dirt |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |