English
emove
Emove comes from Old French esmovoir ‘to move’, and goes back to 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‘move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmoveōas ēmovēre‘to move out or away, remove’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*exmovērereconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400esmovoiras esmouvoir‘to move’
- Englishearliest quotation 1748emove
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‘move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmoveōas ēmovēre‘to move out or away, remove’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*exmovērereconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400esmovoiras esmouvoir‘to move’
- Englishearliest quotation 1748emove
Earliest quotation: 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence: “What brought you to this Seat of Peace and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
movement, momentum, automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, mover, 83 more
through Latin moveō ‘move’
mobile, auto, promote, motor, promotion, remote, mobility, motive, motivate, mobilization, motif, mobilize, removable, mobilisation, motility, mobilise, motile, remover, 63 more
through Vulgar Latin *exmovēre
through Old French esmovoir ‘to move’
Today it means
verb To stir or arouse emotion in (someone); to cause to feel emotion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / emove