Where does “muta” come from?

muta (Italian) 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.

muta (Italian): feminine singular of muto; change, voice change;...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of muto; change, voice change;...

Ancestry of “muta”, step by step

muta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French meute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmeutepack; mob
2Middle Frenchmeute—
3Old Frenchmuete—
4Latinmovitamotion
5Latinmoveōto move, stir, set in motion
6Proto-Italicmoweōto move
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move

via Italian mutare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmutareTo change; To change oneself
2Italianmutomute; voiceless; first-person singular present...
3Latinmūtusmute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →Every word from Proto-Italic moweō →Every word from Latin moveō →