Where does “h muet” come from?
h muet (French) comes from French muet, from Middle French mut, from Old French mu, from Latin mūtus.
h muet (French): mute h, silent h
Ancestry of “h muet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | muet | dumb; silent, mute, unspeaking; silent, unvoiced,... |
| 2 | Middle French | mut | mute |
| 3 | Old French | mu | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūtus | — |