English
emotionize
Emotionize comes from Middle French emotion, from esmouvoir ‘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 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmoveō‘to move out or away, remove’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*exmovērereconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400esmovoir‘to move’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600esmouvoir‘to move’
- Middle French, derivedc. 1400–1600emotion
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayemotionize
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 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmoveō‘to move out or away, remove’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*exmovērereconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400esmovoir‘to move’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600esmouvoir‘to move’
- Middle French, derivedc. 1400–1600emotion
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayemotionize
A compound of emotion + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
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Vulgar Latin *exmovēre
Old French esmovoir ‘to move’
Middle French esmouvoir ‘to move’
Middle French emotion
English emotion
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
move, momentum, automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, 87 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
mobile, auto, remove, promote, motor, mobility, remote, promotion, motive, motivate, removable, motif, mobilize, mobilization, mobilise, mobilisation, motility, motile, 66 more
through English emotion
Today it means
verb —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / emotionize