Etymology of the French word motet
the Old French word
motetderived from the Old French word
motderived from the Vulgar Latin word
mottumderived from the Late Latin word
muttumderived from the Latin word
muttire (mutter, murmur)
Date
The earliest known usage of motet in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
motet, Romanian
motet, Spanish
moteteCognates
Dutch
motet, English
motet, German
Motette, Icelandic
mótetta, Swedish
motettUsage
Word found in Old French
