Etymograph

English

comovement

Comovement comes from Old French movement, from movoir ‘to move’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-1‘to move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyeti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō1‘to move’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmovēre1
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400movoir1‘to move’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400movement1
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mevement1
  8. English1500–presentmovement1
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2005comovement1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English comovement
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2005, James Hamilton, What’s Real About the Business Cycle?: “In the other meaning of the term “real,” however—the…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-Wiktionary, English comovement‘to move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetiWiktionary, English comovementreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweōWiktionary, English comovement‘to move’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmovēreWiktionary, English comovement
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400movoirWiktionary, English comovement‘to move’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400movementWiktionary, English comovement
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mevementWiktionary, English comovement
  8. English1500–presentmovementWiktionary, English comovement
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2005comovementWiktionary, English comovement. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2005, James Hamilton, What’s Real About the Business Cycle?: “In the other meaning of the term “real,” however—the…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’

motion, 82 more

through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

automobile, automotive, promoter, immobile, emotionless, remover, 82 more

through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’

mobile, auto, emotional, motor, promote, promotion, remote, remove, mobility, emotion, motive, motivate, momentum, motif, mobilization, mobilize, removable, mover, mobilisation, motility, mobilise, motile, emote, 88 more

through Latin movēre

move, 24 more

Today it means

noun The correlated or similar movement of two or more entities.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “comovement”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / comovement

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