Reconstruction:Latin/movita

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Substantivization of the feminine of *movitus ("moved", passive participle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔβeta/

Noun

*movita f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)?

1. motion

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈmɔβeta/	*/ˈmɔβetas/
oblique	*/ˈmɔβeta/	*/ˈmɔβetas/

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: mouda, môda
• Old French: mote, muete
  • French: meute
• Old Occitan: mauta, mouta
• Old Spanish: muebda
• Uncertain:
  • >? Catalan: mota
  • >? Italian: motta

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*movita”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 171