English
Motte
Motte comes from Old French mot ‘embankment, hill, mound’, and goes back to Medieval Latin mōtus ‘fortified height’.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500mōtusas mota‘fortified height’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mot‘embankment, hill, mound’
- EnglishtodayMotte
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500mōtusas mota‘fortified height’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mot‘embankment, hill, mound’
- EnglishtodayMotte
Linked words
through Medieval Latin mōtus ‘fortified height’
automotive, motive, motivate, motif, motility, motile, 17 more
through Old French mot ‘embankment, hill, mound’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin mōtus / Motte