'emote' originates from the English word 'emotion', specifically the word 'emote', where 'e-' meant 'out' and 'mote' meant 'move'.

'emotion' transformed into the verb form 'emote' in the 20th century, and eventually became the modern English word 'emote'.

Initially, it meant 'to move out emotions', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'expressing emotions theatrically'.