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Where does “motion” come from?

motion (English) comes from Middle English mocioun, from Middle French motion, from Latin mōtio, from Latin movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.

motion (English): A state of progression from one place to another;...

Definitions

  1. A state of progression from one place to another;...

Ancestry of “motion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmocioun—
2Middle Frenchmotion—
3Latinmōtio—
4Latinmovēre—
5Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-—

Words derived from “motion”

  • motionless
  • motional
  • motionlessness
  • motionlessly
  • micromotion
  • vasomotion
  • midmotion
  • countermotion
  • egomotion
  • premotion
  • motionally
  • nonmotion
  • gyromotion
  • motionable
  • motioner
  • oculomotion
  • ideomotion
  • self-motion
  • nervimotion
  • micromotional
  • biomotion
  • flowmotion
  • electro-motion
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