Etymograph

English

perimovement

Perimovement 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. Englishtodayperimovement1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English perimovement

Lineage

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

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

through Latin movēre

move, 24 more

Today it means

adj Before and after a movement of the body

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “perimovement”. 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- / perimovement

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