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Where does “émeute” come from?

émeute (French) comes from French émouvoir, from Middle French esmouvoir, from Old French esmouvoir, from Vulgar Latin exmovere, from Latin ēmoveō, from Latin moveō, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

émeute (French): riot; chaos, disorder

Definitions

  1. riot; chaos, disorder

Ancestry of “émeute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchémouvoirto move emotionally; to touch
2Middle Frenchesmouvoirto move
3Old FrenchesmouvoirAlternative form of esmovoir
4Vulgar Latinexmovere—
5Latinēmoveō—
6Latinmoveō—
7Proto-Italicmoweō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move

Words derived from “émeute”

  • antiémeute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →