Etymograph

English

aha moment

From aha + moment.

A compound of aha + moment

Middle English a ha

English aha

Proto-Italic *mowementom

Latin mōmentum ‘movement’

Old French moment

Middle English moment

English moment

Today it means

noun The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / aha moment