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Where does “emmove” come from?

emmove (English) comes from English emove, from Old French esmouvoir, from Vulgar Latin exmovere, from Latin ēmoveō, from Latin moveō, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

emmove (English): To move; to rouse or excite

Definitions

  1. To move; to rouse or excite

Ancestry of “emmove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemoveTo stir or arouse emotion in ; to cause to feel...
2Old FrenchesmouvoirAlternative form of esmovoir
3Vulgar Latinexmovere—
4Latinēmoveō—
5Latinmoveō—
6Proto-Italicmoweō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →