Where does “moção” come from?

moção (Portuguese) comes from Latin mōtio, from Latin movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- — to move.

moção (Portuguese): motion; motion; movement; Augmentative of moço

Definitions

  1. motion; motion; movement; Augmentative of moço

Ancestry of “moção”, step by step

moção traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mōtio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōtiomotion, movement
2Latinmovēre—
3Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-to move

via Portuguese moço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemoçoboy, young man
2Old Portuguesemoço—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- →Every word from Latin movēre →Every word from Latin mōtio →