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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mēum | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῆον | baldmoney, spignel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεῖον | inflection of μείων :
## masculine accusative... |