Where does “motus” come from?

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

motus (Latin): moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved

Definitions

  1. moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved

Ancestry of “motus”, step by step

motus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin moveō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmoveōto move, stir, set in motion
2Proto-Italicmoweōto move
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move

via Proto-Italic mowetos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmowetos—

Words derived from “motus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →