Where does “mòtto” come from?

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

mòtto (Kashubian): motto

Definitions

  1. motto

Ancestry of “mòtto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmottophilosophy, motto, watchword, byword
2Italianmottowitty remark; motto, maxim; posy
3LatinmuttumA mutter, a grunt
4Latinmuttirepresent active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...
Every word from Latin muttire →Every word from Latin muttum →Every word from Italian motto →