English → Latin
“moving” in Latin
commoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away, miserātiōpity, compassion, commiserationgravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardvehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticārdeōto burn (be consumed by fire); to glow; to glisten with a feature, usually with a colour
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
moving adj.
= Affecting, animum movens, commovens (general term): miserationem or misericordiam movens (exciting compassion): gravis (impressive): vebemens (powerful). A moving speech, oratio gravis, vehemens, ardens: a moving spectacle, species flebilis; spectaculum luctuosum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for moving?
- The usual Latin words for “moving” are commoveō, miserātiō, gravis; also vehemēns, ārdeō. 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.