Where does “nervimotion” come from?

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

nervimotion (English): The movement caused in the sensory organs by...

Definitions

  1. The movement caused in the sensory organs by...

Ancestry of “nervimotion”, step by step

nervimotion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English motion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmotionA state of progression from one place to another;...
2Middle Englishmocioun
3Middle Frenchmotion
4Latinmōtiomotion, movement
5Latinmovēre
6Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-to move

via English nerve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnerveA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue...
2Middle EnglishnerveA nerve bundle of neurons
3Medieval Latinnervusnerve; A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord,...
4LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)new-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-Every word from Latin movēreEvery word from Latin mōtio
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