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muttio

Pronunciation: [ˈmʊt.ti.oː]

“muttio” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to mutter or murmur

Etymology

According to de Vaan, from mūtus (“mute; inarticulate”) + -iō with expressive gemination of the t, i.e. "to make a mu-noise", of likely onomatopoeic origin, possibly dating back to a Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”). See also Proto-Germanic *mūlō, English mutter.

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