Where does “movant” come from?
movant (Old French) comes from Old French movoir, from Latin moveō, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.
movant (Old French): present participle of movoir
Definitions
- present participle of movoir
Ancestry of “movant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | movoir | to move; to cause, set in motion; to move,... |
| 2 | Latin | moveō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | moweō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |