mot

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 148 words | Copyright

mot saying. — F. ‘word’:- Gallo-Rom. *mottum, alt. of L. muttum (not) a word or syllable, rel. to muttīre MUTTER, murmur.

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