moment

*mu- (Proto-Indo-European)

moveo (Latin)

(of plants) I put forth. I arouse, excite, promote, produce. I begin, commence, undertake. I disturb, shake, remove. I excite, inspire. I exert, exercise. I move, stir, set in motion. I present or offer (an oblation or gift). I trouble, concern, torment (someone).

momentum (Latin)

(New Latin, physics) momentum. (of time) brief space, moment, short time. Cause, circumstance; weight, influence, moment. Change, revolution, movement, disturbance. Importance. Movement, motion, impulse; course. Particle, part, point.

moment (Old French)

moment (Middle English)

moment (English)

(colloquial) A fit, a short-duration tantrum, a hissy.. (historical) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.. (informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.. (math) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.. (math) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.. (physics, mechanics) The [...]