Where does “mute” come from?

mute (Latin) comes from Latin mutus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mute (Latin): vocative masculine singular of mūtus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of mūtus

Ancestry of “mute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmutusmute, dumb, silent
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mutus →