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Where does “senmova” come from?

senmova (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto movi, 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.

senmova (Esperanto): motionless, immobile

Definitions

  1. motionless, immobile

Ancestry of “senmova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomovito move
2EnglishmoveTo change place or posture; to go, in any manner,...
3Middle Englishmoven—
4Old FrenchmoveirAlternative form of movoir
5Latinmoverepresent active infinitive of moveō; second-person...
6LatinmoveoI move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,...
7Proto-Italicmoweō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →