Where does “movement” come from?

Movement comes from Old French movement, derived from Old French -ment combined with Latin moveo, meaning to move, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mew- and men-.

movement (English): Physical motion between points in space; A system...

Definitions

  1. Physical motion between points in space; A system...

Ancestry of “movement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmevement

Words derived from “movement

Every word from Middle English mevement