The story
- Arabic · derived fromمُحَمَّد
- Anglo-Norman · derived frommaumeterie
- Middle English · inherited frommawmetrie
- English todaymammetry
From Middle English mawmetrie, from Anglo-Norman maumeterie, a reduced form of mahumetterie (“idolatry, heathendom”), from Mahumet (“Muhammad”), ultimately from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) (see Muhammad for more). Equivalent to mammet + -ry.
Words from the same roots
Arabicمُحَمَّد all →
MehmetMahometBaphometMehmedmammet
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.