## Meanings
1. The act or process of moving; movement.
2. A single movement of the body or a part of it.
3. A formal suggestion put forward at a meeting for people to discuss and vote on.

## Examples
- The gentle motion of the boat made her feel sleepy.
- He waved goodbye with a quick motion of his hand.
- The representative made a motion to end the meeting.

## Derived Forms
- biomotion
- countermotion
- egomotion
- electro-motion
- electromotion
- flowmotion
- gyromotion
- ideomotion
- idiomotion
- micromotion
- midmotion
- mismotion

## Related Forms
- emotion
- motile
- motive
- move
- movement
- stop-motion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *m(y)ewh₁-
- Root: mocioun
- Root: motion
- Root: mōtiō

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin mōtiō (“movement, motion”), related to movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move”).

## AI Etymology
Motion is inherited from Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin mōtiō (“movement, motion”), related to movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move”). In present-day English its meanings include the act or process of moving; movement, a single movement of the body or a part of it, and a formal suggestion put forward at a meeting for people to discuss and vote on. The historical chain runs through *m(y)ewh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), mocioun (Middle English), motion (Anglo-Norman), motion (Middle French), and mōtiō (Latin). Related and derived forms include emotion, motile, motive, and biomotion.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement
- Register & Style

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