Where does “nonmotion” come from?

nonmotion (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.

nonmotion (English): Absence of motion; stillness

Definitions

  1. Absence of motion; stillness

Ancestry of “nonmotion”, step by step

nonmotion 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 non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- →