Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “mammetry” come from?

mammetry (English) comes from Middle English mawmetrie, from Old French maumeterie, from Old French mahumetterie, from Old French mahumet, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH.

mammetry (English): The religion of Muhammad: Islam; Idolatry;...

Definitions

  1. The religion of Muhammad: Islam; Idolatry;...

Ancestry of “mammetry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmawmetrie—
2Old Frenchmaumeterie—
3Old Frenchmahumetterieidolatry, heathendom
4Old Frenchmahumet—
5Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
6Classical Persianجَان—
7Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
8Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
9Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →