Etymology

permute

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Middle English permuten ← Old French permuter ← Latin permūtāre
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  1. Latin · derived frompermūtāre
  2. Old French · derived frompermuter
  3. Middle English · inherited frompermuten
  4. English todaypermute

From Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permūtāre.

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