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muttum
Late Latin · ancient
"a word, utterance"
meaning "a grunt" or "a word"
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Stage 2 of 3
motto
Italian · medieval
"a guiding phrase"
came to mean a short guiding phrase
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Stage 3 of 3
motto
English · 1500s-1600s
"a short phrase expressing a guiding belief"
adopted directly from Italian
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