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
Ancestry of “motto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | motto | witty remark; motto, maxim; posy |
| 2 | Latin | muttum | A mutter, a grunt |
| 3 | Latin | muttire | present active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make... |