Where does “mo” come from?
mo (Mauritian Creole) comes from French mot, from Middle French mot, from Old French mot, from Medieval Latin mota, from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta, from Proto-Germanic mutô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mut- — dark, dirty.
mo (Mauritian Creole): I; word; Alternative spelling: mot
Definitions
- I; word; Alternative spelling: mot
Ancestry of “mo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mot | word; note, message |
| 2 | Middle French | mot | word |
| 3 | Old French | mot | word; Alternative form of molt |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | mota | a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Frankish | *mot | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *motta | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mutô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |