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Where does “unmoving” come from?

Unmoving derives from English moving, Latin unus, and Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-, tracing back through roots expressing unity and presence.

unmoving (English): Not moving; still; static; Not emotionally moving...

Definitions

  1. Not moving; still; static; Not emotionally moving...

Ancestry of “unmoving”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “unmoving”

  • unmovingly
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