Where does “amuïr” come from?

amuïr (French) comes from Vulgar Latin admutire, from Latin mūtus — mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate.

amuïr (French): To become mute, to disappear

Definitions

  1. To become mute, to disappear

Ancestry of “amuïr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinadmutire—
2Latinmūtusmute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate

Words derived from “amuïr”

Every word from Latin mūtus →Every word from Vulgar Latin admutire →