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
- Physical motion between points in space; A system...
Ancestry of “movement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mevement | — |
Words derived from “movement”