Where does “mota” come from?

mota (Latin) comes from Latin motus, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

mota (Latin): nominative feminine singular of mōtus; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of mōtus; nominative...

Ancestry of “mota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmotusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved;...
2Latinmoverepresent active infinitive of moveō; second-person...
3LatinmoveoI move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,...
4Proto-Italicmoweōto move
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-Every word from Proto-Italic moweōEvery word from Latin moveo
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