English
submovement
Submovement 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
- Englishtodaysubmovement
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
- Englishtodaysubmovement
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, emotionless, remover, 82 more
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
mobile, auto, promote, emotional, motor, promotion, remote, remove, mobility, emotion, motive, momentum, motivate, motif, mobilization, mobilize, removable, mover, mobilisation, motility, mobilise, motile, emote, 88 more
through Latin movēre
Today it means
noun A movement making up part of a larger movement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / submovement