Where does “move” come from?
Move comes from Middle English moven, from Old French moveir, from Latin movere meaning to set in motion or change position.
move (English): To change place or posture; to go, in any manner,...
Definitions
- To change place or posture; to go, in any manner,...
Ancestry of “move”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | moven | — |
| 2 | Old French | moveir | Alternative form of movoir |
| 3 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |
Words derived from “move”