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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

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