Where does “mum” come from?

mum (Latin) comes from Latin mēum, from Ancient Greek μῆον, from Ancient Greek μεῖον — inflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Ancestry of “mum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēuman umbelliferous plant, Meum athamanticum
2Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
3Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Words derived from “mum

Every word from Ancient Greek μεῖονEvery word from Ancient Greek μῆονEvery word from Latin mēum