Where does “movimento” come from?
movimento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mover, from Old Portuguese mover, from Latin moveō, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.
movimento (Portuguese): movement; the flow of people or vehicles in a...
Definitions
- movement; the flow of people or vehicles in a...
Ancestry of “movimento”, step by step
movimento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese mover
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mover | to move; to induce; to persuade; to sue |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mover | — |
| 3 | Latin | moveō | to move, stir, set in motion |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |
via Latin mōvimentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 2 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 3 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |