Etymology

moruti

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Today it means: A teacher or preacher. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Sotho moruti ← Northern Sotho moruti ← Tswana moruti
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  1. Tswana · derived frommoruti
  2. Northern Sotho · derived frommoruti
  3. Sotho · derived frommoruti
  4. English todaymoruti

From Sotho moruti, Northern Sotho moruti, Tswana moruti, from ruta (“to teach”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A teacher or preacher.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.