Where does “muton” come from?

muton (Polish) comes from English muton, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

muton (Polish): roche moutonnée, sheepback

Definitions

  1. roche moutonnée, sheepback

Ancestry of “muton”, step by step

muton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English muton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmutonA unit of mutation forming part of a recon
2EnglishmutationAny alteration or change; Any heritable change of...
3Middle Englishmutaciounalteration, change, modification
4Old Frenchmutacionalteration; change
5Latinmutatiochange, alteration; interchange, exchange
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via French mouton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoutonsheep; mutton; lemming, sheep
2Middle Frenchmoutonsheep
3Old Frenchmoutonsheep; mutton
4Vulgar Latinmoltowether
5Gaulishmulton-sheep
6Proto-Celticmoltosram, wether
7Proto-Indo-European(h₂)moldussoft, weak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-