Where does “mutually” come from?
Mutually derives from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mutuus meaning "reciprocal," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to move" and "together."
mutually (English): in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally;...
Definitions
- in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally;...
Ancestry of “mutually”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mutual | Having the same relationship, each to each other;... |
| 2 | Middle French | mutuel | mutual |
| 3 | Latin | mūtuus | borrowed, lent |
| 4 | Latin | muto | I move, remove; I alter, change, modify,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |