LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

commōtiō

commōtiō f (genitive commōtiōnis)

Meaning

  1. motion, movement
  2. agitation, commotion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommōtiōcommōtiōnēs
genitivecommōtiōniscommōtiōnum
dativecommōtiōnīcommōtiōnibus
accusativecommōtiōnemcommōtiōnēs
ablativecommōtiōnecommōtiōnibus
vocativecommōtiōcommōtiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

animi motus, commotio, permotio
the emotions, feelings.

commōtĭo, ōnis, f. commoveo,
I. a moving, motion.
I. Lit. (only post-class.): vasorum, Pall. Oct. 14, 5: ventris, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 13; 2, 9: capitis, id. Tard. 1, 1, 41; Vulg. Psa. 43, 15.—
II. Trop., a rousing, exciting, agitation, commotion (cf. commoveo, II. B.) (class.): commotionem accipi volunt temporarium animi motum, sicut iram, pavorem, * Quint. 5, 10, 28: commotio suavis jucunditatis in corpore, Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13: animi, id. Tusc. 3, 4, 8.—In plur.: animorum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 28, 61; and without animi, of the emotions or passions: temperantia moderatrix omnium commotionum, id. ib. 5, 14, 42; Lact. 6, 15, 9; 7, 10, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  7. Proto-Italic*moweō
  8. Proto-Italic*kommoweō?
  9. Latincommōtiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commōtiō From commoveō (“move violently, disturb”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancommoció
  • Englishcommotionfrom Middle French commocion
  • Frenchcommotionfrom Middle French commocion
  • Italiancommozione
  • Portuguesecomoção
  • Spanishconmoción
  • Siciliancummuzziuni

In English words that came into English from commōtiō

  • commotioncommōtiōnem

Quick answers

What does commōtiō mean in Latin?
commōtiō, a noun, means “motion, movement; agitation, commotion”.
What is the genitive of commōtiō?
The genitive singular is commōtiōnis. commōtiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does commōtiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti → Proto-Italic *moweō → Proto-Italic *kommoweō? → Latin commōtiō.