Reconstruction:Latin/movita
Latin
Etymology
Substantivization of the feminine of *movitus ("moved", passive participle).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔβeta/
Noun
*movita f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)?
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:
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*movita”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 171