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The F is a stepping stone — borrowed at rung 3 to keep files a real word, then given back at the summit. There may be several par routes — the census above shows which ones climbers actually took.
Third-person singular of move: to change position or location.
From Old French 'mouvoir,' derived from Latin 'movere,' meaning to set in motion. The word entered English after the Norman Conquest and gradually replaced older Anglo-Saxon terms for motion. 'Motion' and 'mobile' are close Latin cousins.
Full entry on Wiktionary ↗Past tense of rile: to annoy or irritate someone.
Rile is thought to be a variant of 'roil,' meaning to disturb or make muddy. Its exact origin is uncertain, but it has been used in American English to mean to irritate or provoke. The word may share roots with an old French word for stirring up liquid.
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