Mote Definition
A tiny computer for remote sensing. Also known as smartdust.
(obsolete) A meeting for discussion.
(now archaic) Forming subjunctive expressions of wish: may. [from 9th c.]
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Origin of Mote
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From Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, may, must"), from Proto-Germanic *mōtanÄ… (“to be able to, have to, be delegated"), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to acquire, possess, be in charge of"). Cognate with Dutch moeten (“to have to, must"), German müssen (“to have to, must"), Danish mÃ¥tte (“might, may"), Ancient Greek μέδω (médō, “to prevail, dominate, rule over"). Related to empty.
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Middle English moten from Old English mōtan med- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand")
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Middle English mot from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See moot (“a meeting").
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