Where does “moot hall” come from?
moot hall (English) comes from English moot, from English mutual, from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
moot hall (English): A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment
Definitions
- A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment
Ancestry of “moot hall”, step by step
moot hall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moot | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve |
| 2 | English | mutual | Having the same relationship, each to each other;... |
| 3 | Middle French | mutuel | mutual |
| 4 | Latin | mūtuus | borrowed, lent |
| 5 | Latin | muto | I move, remove; I alter, change, modify,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English Hall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hall | Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on... |
| 2 | Middle English | halle | hall; Alternative form of hale; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | heall | a hall; residence; a large room forming part of a... |
| 4 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 5 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 6 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |