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Where does “mutiner” come from?

mutiner (French) comes from French mutin, 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.

mutiner (French): to mutiny

Definitions

  1. to mutiny

Ancestry of “mutiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmutinmutineer; mutinous; impish, mischievous
2Frenchmeutepack; mob
3Middle Frenchmeute—
4Old Frenchmuete—
5Latinmovita—
6Latinmoveō—
7Proto-Italicmoweō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move

Words derived from “mutiner”

  • amotinar
  • mutina
  • mutinerie
  • mutine
  • antimutinerie
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