Where does “mota” come from?
mota (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta, from Proto-Germanic mutô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mut- — dark, dirty.
mota (Medieval Latin): a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of...
Definitions
- a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of...
Ancestry of “mota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | *mot | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *motta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mutô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |
Words derived from “mota”