Etymograph

English

nonmovement

Nonmovement comes from Old French movoir ‘to move’, and goes back to 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. Englishtodaynonmovement1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English nonmovement

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-Wiktionary, English nonmovement‘to move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetiWiktionary, English nonmovementreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweōWiktionary, English nonmovement‘to move’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmovēreWiktionary, English nonmovement
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400movoirWiktionary, English nonmovement‘to move’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400movementWiktionary, English nonmovement
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mevementWiktionary, English nonmovement
  8. English1500–presentmovementWiktionary, English nonmovement
  9. EnglishtodaynonmovementWiktionary, English nonmovement

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, remover, emotionless, 82 more

through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’

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

through Latin movēre

move, 24 more

Today it means

noun Absence of movement; stillness.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “nonmovement”. 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- / nonmovement

Shirt and support for this word