Move
/muːv/noun
To change position or location from one place to another.
Did you know?In the mystical realm of language, 'move' is linked to the Latin 'movere', meaning to stir, which was often used in magical incantations to invoke change.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meue-
“to stir, to move”
Latin
Latin
movere
“to cause to move, to shake or disturb”
Old French
Old French
mover
“to move, to set in motion”
Middle English
Middle English
moven
“to move, to change place”
Modern English
English
move
“to change position or place, to act in a specified way”