English
movant
Movant comes from Proto-Italic *moweō ‘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 CEmovēre
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400mover
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500moven
- English1500–presentmove
- Englishtodaymovant
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 Northern Frenchc. 842–1400mover
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500moven
- English1500–presentmove
- Englishtodaymovant
A compound of move + -ant
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move, drive’
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Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
Latin moveō ‘move’
Old Northern French mover ‘to move’
Middle English moven
English move
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, emotionless, remover, 81 more
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
mobile, auto, emotional, promote, motor, remove, promotion, remote, emotion, mobility, motive, momentum, motivate, motif, mobilization, mobilize, removable, mobilisation, motility, mobilise, emote, motile, 87 more
through Latin movēre
through Middle English moven
through English move
Today it means
noun The party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / movant