Etymology

muti

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Today it means: Traditional African medicine. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Zulu úmuthí ← Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́
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muti · noun1

  1. Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀tɪ́
  2. Zuluúmuthí
  3. English todaymuti

Borrowed from Zulu úmuthí (“shrub, tree, medicine”), from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.

Muti · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromMuti
  2. English todayMuti

(surname): Borrowed from Italian Muti

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Traditional African medicine.

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