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Where does “mudo” come from?

mudo (Spanish) comes from Latin mutus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mudo (Spanish): mute, dumb; silent, speechless; being a water...

Definitions

  1. mute, dumb; silent, speechless; being a water...

Ancestry of “mudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmutusmute, dumb, silent
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mudo”

  • muda
  • sordomudo
  • mudez
  • enmudecer
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