1. Etymology of the English word mum
the English word mum
Cognates
Dutch
vermommen, German
vermummen, Norwegian
formummetUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word mum
derived from the English word
mumderived from the English word
suggestivederived from the English word
suggestderived from the Latin word
suggerere (suggest, furnish)
using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upousing the English suffix
-ivederived from the French suffix
-ivederived from the Latin suffix
-ivusDerivations in English
mumbleUsage
Word found in Modern English
3. Etymology of the English word mum
derived from the English word
mumderived from the English word
verbalderived from the Late Latin word
verbalisderived from the Late Latin word
verbum (word; proverb)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
4. Etymology of the English word mum
derived from the English word
mumderived from the German word
MummeUsage
Word found in Modern English
