Where does “mutant” come from?

mutant (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian мута́нт, from German Mutant, from Latin mutans, from Latin mūtāre.

mutant (Crimean Tatar): mutant

Definitions

  1. mutant

Ancestry of “mutant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмута́нтmutant
2GermanMutantmutant: something that has undergone genetic...
3Latinmutansmoving, removing; altering, changing, modifying,...
4Latinmūtāre—
Every word from Latin mūtāre →Every word from Latin mutans →Every word from German Mutant →