The Spanish verb 'mover' comes directly from the Latin verb 'movēre', meaning 'to move'. This is a straightforward inheritance where both the form and meaning have remained remarkably stable over time. The Latin 'movēre' simplified to 'mover' in Spanish, following regular sound changes as Latin evolved into Spanish, but kept its basic meaning of movement or motion.

Several common Spanish words are derived from 'mover', including: 'movimiento' (movement), 'móvil' (mobile), 'moción' (motion), and 'movida' (movement, action). The prefix 'auto-' combined with 'móvil' gives us 'automóvil' (automobile). All these words share the core concept of movement or motion from their common Latin root.

Many English words are cognate with Spanish 'mover' through the shared Latin ancestor 'movēre'. Some obvious ones include 'move', 'motion', 'motor', 'mobile', 'moment', and 'emotion' (which originally meant 'to move out'). The connection is easy to see in words like 'move' and 'motion', while words like 'moment' (originally a moving force) and 'emotion' (mental movement) show how the meaning has evolved in different directions while maintaining a connection to the core concept of movement.