Where does “mute” come from?

mute (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -e, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mute (Esperanto): mutely, speechlessly

Definitions

  1. mutely, speechlessly

Ancestry of “mute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-e-ly; the ending for correlatives of place
2Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin
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