commotion
English
/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/, /kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/
noun
Definitions
- A state of turbulent motion.
- An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
- (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (move, drive, damp).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mew-
Gloss
move, drive, damp
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
湿
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- commotional English
- demote English
- emote English
- emoter English
- emoticon English
- emotion English
- emotionable English
- emotional English
- immovable English
- locomote English
- mobility English
- mobilization English
- mobilize English
- motile English
- motility English
- motionless English
- movability English
- movable English
- movableness English
- movably English
- moveless English
- movelessly English
- movelessness English
- mover English
- movie English
- movingly English
- movingness English
- overemote English
- premotion English
- promote English
- promotion English
- promotional English
- remoteness English
- removable English
- removal English
- removalist English
- remover English
- unmovable English
- unmoveable English
- motio Latin
- motivum Latin
- moveo Latin
- movere Latin
- moveō Latin
- movēre Latin
- mōbilis Latin
- mōtivus Latin
- mōtō Latin
- remotus Latin
- removēre, removeo Latin
- μυρίος Ancient Greek
- *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European
- *mew- Proto-Indo-European
- múnigid Old Irish
- movie
- emote
- mover
- emoter
- demote
- motile
- movable
- movably
- emotion
- promote
- removal
- remover
- locomote
- emoticon
- mobilize
- mobility
- moveless
- movingly
- motility
- removable
- premotion
- unmovable
- emotional
- immovable
- overemote
- promotion
- movability
- movelessly
- movingness
- motionless
- removalist
- remoteness
- unmoveable
- emotionable
- commotional
- movableness
- promotional
- mobilization
- movelessness