'amoving' originates from the English prefix 'a-' combined with the word 'moving', where 'a-' meant 'in the act of'.

'amoving' changed from the Old English prefix 'a-' combined with 'moving' and eventually became the modern English word 'amoving'.

Initially, it meant 'in the act of moving', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.