Where does “muti” come from?
muti (English) comes from Italian muti, from Italian mutare, from Italian muto, from Latin mūtus — mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate.
muti (English): Traditional African medicine
Definitions
- Traditional African medicine
Ancestry of “muti”, step by step
muti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian muti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | muti | masculine plural of muto; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Italian | mutare | To change; To change oneself |
| 3 | Italian | muto | mute; voiceless; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | mūtus | mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate |
via Zulu umuthi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Zulu | umuthi | tree; wood; medicine |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | mʊ̀tɪ́ | tree; stick |
Words derived from “muti”