English
photomovement
Photomovement comes from Old French movoir ‘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 Frenchc. 842–1400movoir‘to move’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400movement
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mevement
- English1500–presentmovement
- Englishtodayphotomovement
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
- Englishtodayphotomovement
A compound of photo- + movement
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος ‘light’
Ancient Greek φῶς ‘light’
English photo-
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
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Latin moveō ‘to move’
Old French movoir ‘to move’
Old French movement
Middle English mevement
English movement
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, emotional, promote, remove, motor, promotion, remote, mobility, emotion, motive, momentum, motivate, mobilization, motif, mobilize, removable, mover, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, motile, emote, 88 more
through Latin movēre
Today it means
noun Synonym of phototaxis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / photomovement