emotion

/ɪˈməʊʃən/ih-MOH-shuhn

/ɪˈmoʊʃən/ih-MOH-shuhn

Meaninga moving out

Common meaning: a strong feeling

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motto set in motionLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1168 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result

‘out’ + ‘to set in motion’ → emotion

Journey through time

Latinemotus‘moved out’source
Englishemotion‘a strong feeling’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin moveō ‘to set in motion’.

Roots

moveō, mōvī, mōtum Latin “to set in motion”

Related words

irremovable irremovably locomotive promote

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