Etymology of the English word move
the English word
movederived from the Anglo-French word
moverderived from the Latin word
movere (move, stir, agitate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meuə-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
moverderived from the Latin word
movere (move, stir, agitate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meuə-Date
The earliest known usage of move in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
moveless,
mismove,
mover,
moving,
movie,
movedCognates
Catalan
mourer, French
mouvoir, Italian
muovere, Italian
movere, Latin
movere, Provençal
moverUsage
Word found in Modern English
