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English word origin

Etymology of amove

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Pro

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To set in motion; to stir up, excite.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Anglo-Norman esmover? Anglo-Norman amoverbor. ▲ Old French esmovoir? Old French amovoirbor. Middle English ameven English amove From Middle English amoven, ameven (“to excite”), from Old French amover (“to excite”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionamovenenm
  • Derivation mentionamoverfro · to excite
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To remove. · To dismiss from an office or station.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin amoveō (“to remove”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionamoveōla · to remove
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