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Where does the word "emotion" come from? It comes from Latin emovere, and was adopted directly into English (1570s).
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Where does the word "emotion" come from? It comes from Latin emovere, and was adopted directly into English (1570s).
Emotion’s story begins in Latin: emovere meant “to move out, to stir up.” To move out, to stir up, from ex- (out) and movere (to move). It reached English by 1570s as emotion. Settled as the English word for a strong feeling stirred within a person. Today, emotion means a strong feeling arising from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient emovere "to move out, to stir up", to move out, to stir up, from ex- (out) and movere (to move).
- Stage 2 · English · 1570s emotion "a strong feeling arising from one's circumstances or relationships", settled as the English word for a strong feeling stirred within a person.