Where does “movi” come from?
movi (Esperanto) comes from English move, from Middle English moven, from Old French moveir, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.
movi (Esperanto): to move
Definitions
- to move
Ancestry of “movi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | move | To change place or posture; to go, in any manner,... |
| 2 | Middle English | moven | — |
| 3 | Old French | moveir | Alternative form of movoir |
| 4 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |