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movere
Latin · ancient
"to move, to stir up"
to move, to stir up
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meute
Old French · medieval
"a revolt, an uprising"
a revolt, a pack, from a form related to movoir (to move, to stir up)
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Stage 3 of 4
mutine
Middle French · medieval
"rebellious, stirred to revolt"
rebellious, stirred to revolt, from meute
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Stage 4 of 4
mutiny
English · 1500s
"an open rebellion against authority, especially aboard a ship"
settled as the English word for an open rebellion against authority, especially at sea
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