Etymology of the English word mutagen
the English word
mutagenusing the English suffix
-genderived from the English word
mutationderived from the Old French word
mutacionderived from the Latin word
mutatio (change, alteration; interchange)
derived from the Latin word
mutare (move, change, shift)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-Date
The earliest known usage of mutagen in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
