English word emotion comes from Latin emovere (move out, agitate), and later Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) esmouvoir (stir up)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| e | Latin (lat) | out |
| movere | Latin (lat) | move |
| emovere | Latin (lat) | move out, agitate |
| esmovoir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (transitive) to move (cause emotion). (transitive) to move (cause to move). |
| esmouvoir | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | To move (cause emotion). |
| esmotion | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | Emotion; feeling. |
| émotion | French (fr) | Emotion. |
| emotion | English (en) | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.. A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response. |