Etymology

Mayotte

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Today it means: An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar. Full definition →

French Mayotte ← Arabic مَيِّت
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمَيِّت“dead”
  2. French · borrowed fromMayotte
  3. English todayMayotte

From French Mayotte, from Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.