movimiento

/mobiˈmjento/ · A2 · noun · m

motion

movimiento = movi (move) + -miento (-ment): move-ment

From Latin movere, to move, plus the noun ending -miento, the Spanish twin of English -ment. Same build as movement, so the meanings match: physical motion, a social or artistic trend, and in banking a movimiento is money moving in an account.

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