Where does “Motto” come from?

Motto (German) comes from Italian motto, from Latin muttum, from Latin muttire — present active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...

Motto (German): motto, slogan

Definitions

  1. motto, slogan

Ancestry of “Motto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmottowitty remark; motto, maxim; posy
2LatinmuttumA mutter, a grunt
3Latinmuttirepresent active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...
Every word from Latin muttire →Every word from Latin muttum →Every word from Italian motto →
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