Etymology

Joementum

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Today it means: A wave of enthusiasm for the 2004 presidential campaign of Joe Lieberman (American politician) Full definition →

English momentum ← Latin mōmentum ← Proto-Italic *mowementom
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  1. Biblical Hebrewהוֹסִיף (hosíf)
  2. Biblical Hebrewיוֹסֵף
  3. Middle EnglishIoseph
  4. EnglishJosephclip.
  5. EnglishJoe
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Proto-Italic*mowementom
  10. Latin*movimentum
  11. Latinmōmentum
  12. Englishmomentum
  13. English todayJoementum

Blend of Joe + momentum, after Joe Biden (46th President of the United States) and Joe Lieberman (American politician).

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