English
comovement
Comovement comes from Old French movement, from movoir ‘to move’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmovēre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400movoir‘to move’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400movement
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mevement
- English1500–presentmovement
- Englishearliest quotation 2005comovement
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmovēre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400movoir‘to move’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400movement
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mevement
- English1500–presentmovement
- Englishearliest quotation 2005comovement
Earliest quotation: 2005, James Hamilton, What’s Real About the Business Cycle?: “In the other meaning of the term “real,” however—the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, emotionless, remover, 82 more
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
mobile, auto, emotional, motor, promote, promotion, remote, remove, mobility, emotion, motive, motivate, momentum, motif, mobilization, mobilize, removable, mover, mobilisation, motility, mobilise, motile, emote, 88 more
through Latin movēre
Today it means
noun The correlated or similar movement of two or more entities.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / comovement