momentum

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • movement, motion, impulse; course
  • change, revolution, movement, disturbance
  • particle, part, point
  • (of time) brief space, moment, short time
  • cause, circumstance; weight, influence, moment
  • importance
  • (New Latin) momentum

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *mowementom.

Origin

Proto-Italic

*mowementom

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