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- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Proto-Italic*kommoweō?
- Latincommoveō
- Latincommōtiōnem
- Middle Frenchcommocion
- English todaycommotion
From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commoveō + -tiō.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.