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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle French · Middle French, 16th century · agitation movement

émotion

movement, agitation, or disturbance

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld French · Old French, 12th century onward · stir up move

emouvoir / esmovoir

to stir up, move, or agitate

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SOUND CHANGE

Middle French émotion is formed in the Old French emouvoir / esmovoir movement family.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The act or state of stirring and agitation becomes the abstract noun.

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Emotion — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: from emouvoir

Documents the noun's verbal family.

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Emotion — Origin and historyHeadword history: French émotion from Old French emouvoir

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émotion → emouvoir / esmovoir

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