English → Latin
“movement” in Latin
moveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, producemōtiōmotion, movement; shivering; expedition, military undertakingagitātiōmotion, movement; agitation; activityparsa part, portion, piece, share; pars ... pars ..., some ... others ...; a party, fraction, sidemembrumlimb of the body; member.; the penis (membrum virīle); a portion, division
The English word movement itself goes back to Latin moveō, through movere.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
movement
motus; motio; agitatio [Vid: MOTION]. The movement party, qui rebus novis student.
In music, *locus, *pars, *membrum (Bau.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for movement?
- The usual Latin words for “movement” are moveō, mōtiō, agitātiō; also pars, membrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.