Etymology

Kamalamentum

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Today it means: A wave of enthusiasm for the 2024 presidential campaign of Kamala Harris. Full definition →

English momentum ← Latin mōmentum ← Proto-Italic *mowementom
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  1. Sanskritकमला (kamalā)translit.
  2. EnglishKamala
  3. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  5. Proto-Italic*moweō
  6. Proto-Italic*mowementom
  7. Latin*movimentum
  8. Latinmōmentum
  9. Englishmomentum
  10. English todayKamalamentum

Blend of Kamala + momentum, after Q10853588 (Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025).

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