motto

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • witty remark
  • motto, maxim
  • posy motto inscribed inside a ring

Etymology

Derived from Latin muttum (a mutter, a grunt, mutter).

Origin

Latin

muttum

Gloss

a mutter, a grunt, mutter

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