Where does “mutant” come from?
Mutant derives from Latin mutans, the present participle of mutare meaning to change, from moveo meaning to move, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mew-.
mutant (English): Something which has mutated, which has one or...
Definitions
- Something which has mutated, which has one or...
Ancestry of “mutant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mutans | moving, removing; altering, changing, modifying,... |
| 2 | Latin | mūtāre | — |
Words derived from “mutant”