English
muta-
Muta- comes from Latin mūtātiō ‘change, alteration’, and goes back to mūtō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūtō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūtātiō‘change, alteration’
- Englishtodaymuta-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūtō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūtātiō‘change, alteration’
- Englishtodaymuta-
Linked words
through Latin mūtō
commute, mutation, mute, mutant, molt, immutable, moult, commutative, mutate, mutable, 12 more
Today it means
prefix Relating to mutation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin mūtō / muta-