Etymology of the English word moment
the English word
momentderived from the Old French word
momentderived from the Latin word
momentum (moment, importance, influence)
derived from the Latin root
*movimentumderived from the Latin word
movere (move, stir, agitate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meuə-Date
The earliest known usage of moment in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
momently,
momentousCognates
Dutch
moment, French
moment, German
Moment, Italian
momento, Latin
momentum, Lithuanian
momentas, Norwegian
moment, Polish
moment, Russian
мoмeнт, Spanish
momento, Swedish
momentUsage
Word found in Modern English
