Where does “mot” come from?

mot (Old Occitan) comes from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mot (Old Occitan): much; alot; word

Definitions

  1. much; alot; word

Ancestry of “mot”, step by step

mot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin multus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmultusmuch; many
2Proto-Italicmoltosmuch, many
3Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥tóscrumbled, crumpled
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Late Latin muttum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmuttumsound; A mutter, a grunt
2Latinmuttirepresent active infinitive of muttiō; mutter, make...

Words derived from “mot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós →