Etymology of the English word mutilate
the English word
mutilatederived from the Latin word
mutilare (maim, mutilate; lop)
derived from the Latin word
mutilus (maimed, broken, mutilated)
derived from the Latin word
mutulus (projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of cornice)
Date
The earliest known usage of mutilate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
mutilated,
mutilatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
