English
remover
Remover comes from Old French removoir ‘to separate’, from Latin removeō ‘to remove, take away’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’.
- 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 CEremoveō‘to remove, take away’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400removoir‘to separate’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400remover
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500removen
- English1500–presentremove
- Englishearliest quotation 1625remover
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 CEremoveō‘to remove, take away’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400removoir‘to separate’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400remover
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500removen
- English1500–presentremove
- Englishearliest quotation 1625remover
Earliest quotation: 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Fortune: “A hasty fortune maketh an enterpriser and remover”.
A compound of remove + -er
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
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Latin removeō ‘to remove’
Old French removoir ‘to separate’
Anglo-Norman remover
Middle English removen
English remove
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, emotionless, 86 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
mobile, auto, promote, emotional, motor, promotion, mobility, emotion, remote, motive, motivate, motif, mobilization, mobilize, mobilisation, motility, mobilise, motile, emote, 66 more
Today it means
noun An agitator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / remover