Where does “motim” come from?

motim (Portuguese) comes from French mutin, from French meute, from Middle French meute, from Old French muete, from Latin movita, from Latin moveō, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

motim (Portuguese): mutiny, riot, insurrection

Definitions

  1. mutiny, riot, insurrection

Ancestry of “motim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmutinmutineer; mutinous; impish, mischievous
2Frenchmeutepack; mob
3Middle Frenchmeute—
4Old Frenchmuete—
5Latinmovitamotion
6Latinmoveōto move, stir, set in motion
7Proto-Italicmoweōto move
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →Every word from Proto-Italic moweō →Every word from Latin moveō →