Where does “motto” come from?

motto (Dutch) comes from Italian motto, from Latin muttum, from Latin muttire — present active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...

motto (Dutch): motto

Definitions

  1. motto

Ancestry of “motto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmottowitty remark; motto, maxim; posy
2LatinmuttumA mutter, a grunt
3Latinmuttirepresent active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...
Every word from Latin muttire →Every word from Latin muttum →Every word from Italian motto →