Where does “émouvoir” come from?
émouvoir (French) comes 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.
émouvoir (French): to move emotionally; to touch
Definitions
- to move emotionally; to touch
Ancestry of “émouvoir”, step by step
émouvoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French esmouvoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | esmouvoir | to move |
| 2 | Old French | esmouvoir | Alternative form of esmovoir |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | exmovere | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēmoveō | to move out or away, remove; dislodge; expel |
| 5 | Latin | moveō | to move, stir, set in motion |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |
via Latin ēmōtus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ēmōtus | removed |