Where does “ミュート” come from?

ミュート (Japanese) comes from English mute, from Middle French muetir, from Middle French esmeutir.

ミュート (Japanese): muting; to mute a sound

Definitions

  1. muting; to mute a sound

Ancestry of “ミュート”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuteNot having the power of speech; dumb; Silent; not...
2Middle Frenchmuetir—
3Middle Frenchesmeutir—
Every word from Middle French esmeutir →Every word from Middle French muetir →Every word from English mute →