means To change position, location, or state — whether shifting an object, relocating your life, or stirring someone's emotions.

from From Latin 'movēre' (to move, set in motion), which traveled through Old French 'moveir' into English. That same root quietly powers a whole family of words — 'motion,' 'motive,' 'emotion,' even 'mob' (originally a crowd in agitated motion). So when something 'moves' you to tears, the word is literally describing an inner stirring.