Where does “mot a mot” come from?

mot a mot (Catalan) comes from Catalan mot, from Late Latin muttum, from Latin muttire — present active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...

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Ancestry of “mot a mot”, step by step

mot a mot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmotword
2Late Latinmuttumsound; A mutter, a grunt
3Latinmuttirepresent active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...

via Catalan A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanA—
Every word from Latin muttire →Every word from Late Latin muttum →Every word from Catalan mot →