moat

English

/məʊt/, /moʊt/

noun
Definitions
  • A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
  • (business) An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.
  • A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.
  • (obsolete) A hill or mound.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mote derived from Old French mote (mound, embankment) derived from Latin mota derived from Frankish *mot derived from Proto-Germanic *mutô derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mut- (dark, dirty).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)mut-

Gloss

dark, dirty

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

汚

Emoji
🌑 🕶️

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms