Where does “mutistic” come from?

mutistic (English) comes from English mute, from Middle French muetir, from Middle French esmeutir.

mutistic (English): Relating to mutism

Definitions

  1. Relating to mutism

Ancestry of “mutistic”, step by step

mutistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuteNot having the power of speech; dumb; Silent; not...
2Middle Frenchmuetir—
3Middle Frenchesmeutir—

via English istic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishistic—
Every word from Middle French esmeutir →Every word from Middle French muetir →Every word from English mute →