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Where does “mutin” come from?

mutin (French) comes from French meute, from Middle French meute, from Old French muete, from Latin movita, from Latin moveō, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

mutin (French): mutineer; mutinous; impish, mischievous

Definitions

  1. mutineer; mutinous; impish, mischievous

Ancestry of “mutin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmeutepack; mob
2Middle Frenchmeute—
3Old Frenchmuete—
4Latinmovita—
5Latinmoveō—
6Proto-Italicmoweō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move

Words derived from “mutin”

  • antimotines
  • amotinar
  • motín
  • mutiner
  • mutina
  • mutinerie
  • mutine
  • antimutinerie
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