Etymology of the Latin word momentum
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-Derivations in Latin
momentarius,
momentaneusDerivations in other languages
English
momentum, French
moment, Italian
momento, Portuguese
momento, Romanian
moment, Spanish
momentoCognates
Dutch
moment, English
moment, French
moment, German
Moment, Italian
momento, Lithuanian
momentas, Norwegian
moment, Polish
moment, Russian
мoмeнт, Spanish
momento, Swedish
moment
