English
multimove
Multimove 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
- Englishtodaymultimove
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
- Englishtodaymultimove
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, remover, emotionless, 82 more
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
mobile, auto, promote, emotional, motor, remote, remove, promotion, momentum, mobility, emotion, motive, motivate, mobilize, mobilization, motif, removable, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, emote, motile, 88 more
through Latin movēre
through English move
Today it means
adj Involving more than one move.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / multimove