Etymograph

English

photomovement

Photomovement 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. Englishtodayphotomovement1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English photomovement

Lineage

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

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

through Latin movēre

move, 24 more

Today it means

noun Synonym of phototaxis.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “photomovement”. 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- / photomovement

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