Latin word root · Motion & Action

mov-: moving

mov- is a Latin root meaning “moving”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: moving

Root forms: mov-, mot-, mobil-

Source word: moveō — to move, stir, set in motion

Word family and examples

• mobile

  able to move or be moved freely

• promote

  to further the progress of; to raise to a higher position

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